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I\u2019ve been keeping a little secret. And I\u2019m not quite ready to spill the beans, not 100% at least. That will happen soon enough in a post chronicling the concept-through-construction of a mixed species (ash and elm) \u201cbistro table\u201d built by Ron Bauer this spring. Anticipation is half the pleasure! Until then, today\u2019s post is a sneak peek into the process of tung oiling the ash and elm centerpiece of the main room. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given the diminutive scale of Rosslyn’s icehouse, each ingredient, design detail, furnishing, and decoration is important and demands intention. A single, small table designed in collaboration with Ron \u2014 with whom we’ve teamed up on multiple past projects, from hand turned bowls and custom cutting boards to tables, desks, and builtins \u2014 and impeccably crafted by Ron is now receiving 8 to 12 hand applied coats of tung oil, courtesy of Tony Foster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n