Parota Slab Dine Table

Parota Slab Dine Table

$1,517

SOLD This slab is 3" thick, unfinished, rough sanded, measuring 103" long. This Parota wood is from the Guanacaste Province of Cost Rica. This large 3" thick slab is a very stable hardwood suitable for furniture frames, table slabs, boatbuilding, millwork, turned objects and more. Parota is easy to work with hand and machine tools. Guanacaste has a unique appearance color and texture and takes finish well. This wood species is not listed in the CITES Appendices or on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Finished slabs available upon request. This slab will cost $2856.57 finished. Please contact me for further details. Finishing includes: flattening the slab, sanding to thickness, shaping the edges and/or trimming to size, finish detailing and sanding, 3 coats of finish applied ready to use. Thank you for stopping by my Custom Made shop! Jacquelyn

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Jacquelyn Smith

Jacquelyn Smith

Perfect45Degree

Tualatin, OR
Member since: 2014
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I have been living in the Pacific Northwest since 1991 and currently work in Portland, Oregon. Portland is a fast growing hub of creative energy and inspired Makers. I am one. For me, it has always been about line, shape, function and lets not forget . . . wood. I am awed by it's unique nature and delighted that I get the opportunity to work with it everyday. Each board and every species has it's own unique characteristics. A wild example is the Huon Pine from Tasmania. It is the oldest living tree on the planet at 10, 500 years. They start to reproduce 600 to 800 years of age. That helps put some perspective in the realm of us and them!

The intention behind my work is to highlight the qualities of each piece of wood I handle, to give it a new life, and to help us appreciate and see it for what it is. I am often given the great pleasure to make gifts for anniversaries, birthdays, holidays and just something sweet. What a special honor it is to be the maker of a gift! I get the sweet view of seeing a person love another. Isn't that what it's all about?

My background in both fine art and the construction industry has given me an unusual approach to woodworking and furniture making. I am an artist who makes usable, beautiful objects with wood that I hope will say something about us.

I have a BFA from Cooper Union in NYC, NY and was a contractor for over 15 years designing and remodeling homes in New York City, Philadelphia, New Jersey, and Eugene, Oregon. While studying fine art and learning how to carve wood I also studied woodworking and cabinetry. Later I worked for a couple of architectural woodworking shops in Oregon where I learned in a commercial environment making one off custom work.

I make furniture, woodwork , sculpture, laptop stands, specialty boxes, jewelry and probably something else by the time you read this. I love to design and build my own work as well as contract commissions for clients. My passion lies in discovery and invention and the challenge to make something useful in the most beautiful way possible.
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Jacquelyn

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