I was hoping someone could give me some info on these tables as to who designed them. They are all labeled Jason Danmark. I know Kurt Ostervig did a lot for them company but I can't seem to find any online like these. Also the teak tops almost glow at different angles. I have not seen any pieces like these before that change this much and reflect light the way these do. Is it the type of teak that does this or the finish? I took two pictures of the coffee table from two different angles to show this. Thanks
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Those are gorgeous! The tops appear as they do because the teak is a bit curly, and the grain bulges in a few places where branches originally came out of the tree. You tend to see this more in solid teak. (Those are solid teak tops). This is primarily due to the how the wood was cut out of the tree. Solid dimensional lumber more frequently cuts through these features in a way that highlights them. Radial cut veneer tends to emphasize the arching grain pattern. Although all of this is highly variable, because of the variability of the tree, and veneer can also be cut in other ways to emphasize the chatoyancy of a piece of wood.
I've never seen these table, but I will look around. You are spot on that Kurt Østervig is the first name that comes to mind as the designer to investigate.
thanks for the info Leif!! And I appreciate any time you spend looking into them!
Also on the table there appears to be some lite paint spatter, like someone was painting their home and a faint bit hit the corner of the table. Do you have any suggestions on cleaning it? Should I use Howard's? I do not want to loose any of the iridescent sheen to the tops.
Thanks!!
The 'iridescent' sheen is in the wood, not the finish. So you will have to work hard to get rid of it.
Sometimes it comes off with a fingernail. If not, I would used Murphy's oil soap applied hot and scrub the whole top down. It will soften the paint and probably take a lot of excess oil off the top. Then re-oil it with teak oil.
A higher sheen finish will also emphasize the effect of light on the wood. Sometimes I use Formby's tung oil finish for this purpose (the low gloss stuff, never tried the high gloss). If you catch it just as it gets a bit tacky and buff it with an old tee shirt, you can get a bit higher gloss finish than the usual oil finish. You can do the same with teak oil (basically linseed oil), but it isn't quite as effective.
Leif... Thanks for the tips on these tables!!! It was so appreciated! Here are some pics of how they turned out. They are amazing! I also took a quick video of them showing how the light comes off the grain from different angles. I am not sure if linking will work but here it is. You can also search YouTube for Jason Mobler tables it should come up that way.
http://youtu.be/bRoC461Ubn0
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