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Several years ago, someone gave me some 3/4" slices from a 'bird's eye' maple burl. The two largest were 'mirrored', and glued into a single piece. From this, a round disk was cut approximately 14" in diameter.
Note the two red arrows at each end of the glue joint.
The center spindle was eastern maple turned on the lathe. The three curved feet were made from quilted oak.
Normally, when I bring new pieces up from the basement, my considerably better half says words to the effect, 'that's lovely, dear', and permits the new piece a short period of display time in the family room. But eventually -- I'm sure in the dead of night -- most of them disappear to some remote corner of our home, seldom noticed again.
But this burl table has apparently found a permanent home in our family room where any unsuspecting, innocent company might actually see it. So far; so good ... 😁
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