Rustic Table


Strasberry

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A friend of mine asked me to repurpose a hunk of timber out of his grandfather's blacksmith shop. He wanted a coffee table for his living room. This is the chunk he wanted to use. It was 4" thick 16" wide and 10' long. The top he wanted to leave untouched showing all the cracks and slits, wear and tear of 30 years in a blacksmith shop. d69045647e885b08d82651f3628e3acd.jpg After coming up with a design, and how best to cut the pieces, I selected the area best suited for the top. Then it was just a matter of cutting the legs and stretchers, cutting the mortise and tennons and tapering the legs. bcf295fb36aff2747e746ab5b7f4a0ef.jpg Next I assembled the base and surfaced the underside of the top and glued the two pieces together. a8c7a42dc4182c1cb6fba03dd0935c59.jpg After shaping the top and finish sandind the underside I sealed it with a good lawyer. 5522fcccf0fe1ead4fe557a126414b1a.jpg To make the top usable I went with the Ultra clear epoxy coating. Two seal coats and a flood coat got the desired results. 3b1e022f50aee72e4f4b66c864359e19.jpg A nice lacquer finish on the base, and attached the top with slotted blocks to allow for expansion. I added a name plate with their name for posterity. What do you think! Sent from my XT907 using Tapatalk

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