I had a friend stay with us for about 2.5 months. We decided to build a project together, it was his 1st woodworking project and a custom design.
I had some thick curly maple that we resawed for the top.
Flattened one face using the planer and a sled w/ shims
Milled up some black walnut for the base after resawing the curly maple
Glue up for the curly maple top
Built a form for some epoxy fill. This piece of wood with the live edge will be used to make the four legs of the base.
Edge profile on the top
I made a cutout in a piece of cardboard so we could choose the grain we liked best
Glue up for the bookmatched aprons
Final aprons for the table base. Both of the long pieces have a Left/Right bookmatch
Mortise and tenon joinery for the base. Cutting some mortises here.
Table base glue up
Applied Rubio Monocoat to the base as a finish. It was REALLY easy to apply without imperfections. The walnut looks good, but I think the epoxy could benefit from a bit more sheen. I like the live edge + epoxy look on the leg. A bit different from what I typically see.
Thread continued in next post due to picture limit.
I had some thick curly maple that we resawed for the top.
Flattened one face using the planer and a sled w/ shims
Milled up some black walnut for the base after resawing the curly maple
Glue up for the curly maple top
Built a form for some epoxy fill. This piece of wood with the live edge will be used to make the four legs of the base.
Edge profile on the top
I made a cutout in a piece of cardboard so we could choose the grain we liked best
Glue up for the bookmatched aprons
Final aprons for the table base. Both of the long pieces have a Left/Right bookmatch
Mortise and tenon joinery for the base. Cutting some mortises here.
Table base glue up
Applied Rubio Monocoat to the base as a finish. It was REALLY easy to apply without imperfections. The walnut looks good, but I think the epoxy could benefit from a bit more sheen. I like the live edge + epoxy look on the leg. A bit different from what I typically see.
Thread continued in next post due to picture limit.