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ST. JOSEPH'S APPRENTICE - Portable Altars

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Agnus Dei (full sized) ~ Call for pricing

Our Lady of Guadalupe painted by Susan Scheer-Jasper full sized (See Price List Page)

Carmelite Altar (contact me for pricing)

Mesquite Altar

BOLIVIAN ROSEWOOD (unable to get this wood at this time)

           The Rosewood Altar

 

            This full sized altar is made from a very dense and strong wood, which is often used to build musical instruments.

             It's color ranges from a deep dark brown often with a reddish hue to a light brown with some occasional cream 

             running through the grain. A finished altar will weigh about 45 lbs., which makes it more of a "home altar 

          than a portable altar.  Because it is so dense, it is very rough on my saw blades. It is like working with

             stone rather than wood. I like to first inspect the wood grain in all the boards to determine which are most

             suitable for a beautiful mensa and lid. The sawdust has a flowery aroma. I recommend one use a luggage

             trolley to transport this altar due to its weight.  

            The altar stone does not automatically come with the altar - you must provide your own, or you may check

             out the altar stones I offer. 


CURLEY MAPLE

  

African Mahogany (currently unavailable)

 

Full Sized African Mahogany

 

I came upon some African mahogany wood while browsing in a specialty wood

store. Stacked in a pile on the floor, rough-sawn and in varying lengths and

thicknesses, I picked through and brought some home. After milling and finishing

a piece, seeing what I had - I ran back and bought enough to build an altar or two

before i was gone. It was a lot more work but sure was worth it as it really turned

out to be quite spectacular.