Covering Up a Gnarly Knot in a $1000 Walnut Slab
Channel: Joseph Murphy Furniture Maker
Date: 2024-02-07

There can be a lot of beauty in imperfections in wood, but when it comes to big knots in fancy woods, I'm just not a fan. Especially in furniture that has a contemporary design. To me the unsightly knot presents an opportunity for a bit a of creative decoration. In this table, I use offcuts from the same slab to create an overlapping pattern of inlay patches that hide the knot in what I believe is a visually interesting fashion. This video is a quick overview of the process I used for this particular table. It's a combination of super accurate Shaper Origin routing and delicate handtool work with chisels and hand planes.