Popular Post Walter Posted January 19, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 Solid Southern Live Oak Coffee Table. Top is 3 1/2 inch slab at 35 inches diameter. Legs are milled to 2 1/2 inches thick and shelf is 1 inch thick. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 Have to ask, what was the drying process for that slab / cookie? Getting one dry without cracking is a challenge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 And it looks like keeping a coffee cup on the table might be a challenge as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted January 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 It was a live oak that died, cut down, then I cut a slab, then let that sit as I don't have a kiln (yet). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 And how long was the "let it sit" period? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 It was standing dead for a while, I assume? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted January 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 Yes, I don't know for how long. A friend of mine got the job to cut down that were dead close to a house. The owner's wanted the trees cut down before they fell down and possibly hit the house. My friend told me about it and he asked if I wanted the wood. Of course I said yes. Since then I've been trying to do research on the trees, how to mill it, make slabs, make lumber. I leveled the slab with a router and leveling bit on both sides and then several hours of sanding on both sides. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 10 hours ago, RichardA said: And it looks like keeping a coffee cup on the table might be a challenge as well. I bet it’s really level. I think the camera angle in the first pic makes the top took a bit tilted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted January 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 Yes, I took the picture that way to show the top and the base. If I took a level shot you wouldn't see the top and someone would say,"Where's the top". You can't win. The base along weighs 28 lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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