THE SHIELD DESK
by Randy DeGraw
Red Gum Burl Desk with Red Mahogany and Huon Pine.
We believe this is the World's Largest Single Piece of Burl with shield design turned on a horizontal lathe. The project took about 200 hours over a period of 4 months and was only possible because of the specially designed lathe or levelling machine which Randy invented for the purpose of working large slabs like this burl.
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Base:
Solid red mahogany frames the desk base with 2000 year plus old Huon pine scenes highlights the sides of the desk.
Three lined drawers with burl fronts and huon pine inlay.
Two secret compartments, a red cedar cigar humidor, a discrete cupboard just tall enough for a bottle of whiskey and a shelf for glasses are amongst its features. |
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Top:
A massive slab of River Red Gum Burl, 2.2 metres long, 1.7 metres wide. With three centre point shield design with eight group spiral and opal inlay.
The huge size and unique design that makes it special - The desk has several thousand dollars of opal inlaid into the top.
Tempered laser-cut glass top finishes the desk off as a piece of functional Art made from time-honoured skills.
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Inlaid Burl:
The desk top is inlaid with Australian Opals - further adding to the uniqueness and stunning visual appeal of this piece.
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