Finished and delivered a commission job today

[John Jimenez]

This guy is a huge Ohio State fan. He got the walnut slabs for a steal up in Amish country in Ohio. Slabs were kiln dried and already planed to 6/4 which made life easy. He was very happy with the end result.

 

[Graywolf]

Great job

 

[danceswithwindows]

Nice work!

 

[drw]

Beautifully designed and crafted!

 

[Oka]

Very Nice !, you red tinted the epoxy and poured over maple insert between the walnut ?

 

[HITCH-]

Nicely done!
What can you tell us about the leg assembly?

 

[John Jimenez]

Very Nice !, you red tinted the epoxy and poured over maple insert between the walnut ?

Crimson tint for the epoxy to match Ohio state red….no maple inserts…all walnut

 

[John Jimenez]

Nicely done!
What can you tell us about the leg assembly?

Thank you! Legs were easy. Ordered the steel painted legs that customer chose off Amazon. I used 6 threaded inserts on each leg into the wood…1/4” bolts to secure legs.

 

[Dbush714]

Beautiful work, John!
I have some smaller walnut slabs drying out back that I’m hoping to make something down the road. I’ve not done any epoxy work yet. Can you share what type/brand you used/prefer?

 

[Wilsoncb]

Great work, it’s unfortunate your customer has such poor taste in schools .

 

[John Jimenez]

Beautiful work, John!
I have some smaller walnut slabs drying out back that I’m hoping to make something down the road. I’ve not done any epoxy work yet. Can you share what type/brand you used/prefer?

Thank you! I have done a fair amount of epoxy work and prefer to use the Ecopoxy flow cast for deep pours. Amazon usually has the best prices but epoxy isn’t cheap. I have a melamine 4x8 sheet and built 3” tall rails out of melamine boards that I screw into the melamine sheet with pocket hole screws to make a mold for the slabs. I put tyvek tape onto the surface of the melamine sheet where the epoxy will be poured. I also put tyvek tape on the end rails where the pour will be. I run a bead of reg latex caulk under the slab about an inch in from the edge of the pour edge and same for ends. I screw the end rails into the ends of the slabs. I screw the slabs down from underneath the melamine sheet. I then paint the live edge of the river with a 1:1 epoxy (tinted same color as pour) and allow it to seal the bottom of the slab where it meets the melamine sheet….same for ends. I have found that the 1:1 epoxy that you can buy from Michael’s is about the cheapest and works just fine. I also use the 1:1 to fill in any cracks or holes in the slab top. Sorry for the long winded explanation.

 

[woodlaker2]

As both a walnut and Ohio State fan I gotta say this is a beautiful job.

 

[Dbush714]

Thank you! I have done a fair amount of epoxy work and prefer to use the Ecopoxy flow cast for deep pours. Amazon usually has the best prices but epoxy isn’t cheap. I have a melamine 4x8 sheet and built 3” tall rails out of melamine boards that I screw into the melamine sheet with pocket hole screws to make a mold for the slabs. I put tyvek tape onto the surface of the melamine sheet where the epoxy will be poured. I also put tyvek tape on the end rails where the pour will be. I run a bead of reg latex caulk under the slab about an inch in from the edge of the pour edge and same for ends. I screw the end rails into the ends of the slabs. I screw the slabs down from underneath the melamine sheet. I then paint the live edge of the river with a 1:1 epoxy (tinted same color as pour) and allow it to seal the bottom of the slab where it meets the melamine sheet….same for ends. I have found that the 1:1 epoxy that you can buy from Michael’s is about the cheapest and works just fine. I also use the 1:1 to fill in any cracks or holes in the slab top. Sorry for the long winded explanation.

John,
Thanks so much for all this info! Very helpful. I will tuck it away for future use.
Cheers!

 

[HITCH-]

Thank you! Legs were easy. Ordered the steel painted legs that customer chose off Amazon. I used 6 threaded inserts on each leg into the wood…1/4” bolts to secure legs.

Thanks,
Are the holes oversized to allow for wood movement?

 

[John Jimenez]

Thanks,
Are the holes oversized to allow for wood movement?

Good question Hitch….yes the threaded inserts are for 1/4 bolts….the holes in the legs where the bolts go through are 1/2” and bolts not tightened past hand snug. The slabs were kiln dried and reading at 8%…it will be used in house so hopefully there won’t be a ton of movement.

 

[HITCH-]

That makes sense John.
Again, it's a great piece.
The Buckeye knobs are a great touch!

 

[Trey1984]

Very nice

 

[Gotcha6]

Sorry for the long winded explanation.

No apology needed here, we love the details.....

 

[JNCarr]

Very nice!

 

[mpholway]

Beautiful