The Ampersand Table

Austin-based Brian Allen-Aguilar of Eagle’s Nest Artistry created this 240″ long bookmatched conference table for The Ampersand Agency in Austin, Texas from two Berdoll Sawmill Texas Pecan slabs.

Berdoll Sawmill salvaged the log from a farmer’s pasture being cleared to install an irrigation system. The log was milled in 2014, air dried for over one year then kiln dried for 3 months to 6-8% moisture content. The slabs were then surfaced flat to equal thicknesses on our 100″ wide jointer/planer.

Brian meticulously filled voids with epoxy, hand sanded and finished the slabs with a Waterlox varnish. Along with design/build of the custom metal base. The table was completed and installed by Brian in the spring of 2018.