flairwoodworks Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 From the time I decided to build a table (with no planning) to the time I finished putting on the first coat of finish, nine hours had elapsed. I worked in the most efficient manner that I knew and it involved the following tools:angle grinder with Arbortech cutterrandom orbit sanderbandsawtablesawplaner#5 hand planechiselside-rabbet planerouter planespokeshaveback sawcordless drill3/4" shoulder planecard scraperwire brush The table is 30" high. My step-by-step progress is documented HERE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beechwood Chip Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 i like it would look good in my cousins cabin. did you go with the natural edge of the wood or did you cut it like that? also how long did it take you what did it cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flairwoodworks Posted January 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 i like it would look good in my cousins cabin. did you go with the natural edge of the wood or did you cut it like that? also how long did it take you what did it cost? The edge is not a live edge, but a raw edge. I fractured the wood and the resulting surface is what you see on the underside of the top. It took me 9 hours to build (see the timeline). I had all materials on hand so I don't have a cost. There is less than 4 bdft of ash used... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 a friend of mine has a few old growth wallnut discs that he cut off a log that he let dry for the better part of 20 years and he was trying to figure out what to make out of it. i might try something similar to what you made but a full disc top with 4 legs because of the size and weight of the discs. only hard thing is going to be hand plaining these suckers down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 Delightful piece. The broken off edge for the table top is fascinating. What is this table to built hold? To my eye, it looks like either a.) the top wants to be bigger or b.) we need one or two more shelves below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flairwoodworks Posted January 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Hi Rob, The table is built to hold whatever random stuff one might have in their room... keys, cell phone, change, etc. I hadn't entertained the thought of shelves below and I like that idea. I think that I would want them to decrease in size as they get lower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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