My next table project

[redneck joe]

Old floor wood scraps from a house that was built in 1996. Been in the barn since and he's letting me cull whatever he's got out there.

Done some work with the planer and this a very rough layout of what I've got to work with.

 

[redneck joe]

plan to glue to the oak plywood that it is sitting on. then a coat of clear epoxy to fill in knots, worm trails, etc but then same back to wood and do a traditional paste wax finish.

not sure on edgework, have some rough sawn cherry out there as well as old school oak.

need to reset to ensure good staggering of joints i think i'll number each piece then i can reassemble in correct order.

base tbd

He's letting me build in his empty house (was moms she passed about 10 years ago) so i can just pop over and work as i wish so that is nice.

 

[briangcc]

Just spitballin here...but some black walnut would look nice to edge it. This based off some of the darker wood grain in some of the planks.

 

[redneck joe]

Just spitballin here...but some black walnut would look nice to edge it. This based off some of the darker wood grain in some of the planks.

I've got a bunch of that was well only thing is I'd have to built up a router sled to get one side good to plane. Not a huge deal we'll see.

 

[redneck joe]

Actually just hit me I can screw the walnut to a 2x pine from the store to get first side flat usune the planer. Can't believe I've not thought of that. I've done to get a strait edge on table saw...

 

[Scott Danforth]

you may be too wide to run thru a standard planer.

I have used a floor sander to level a similar project in the past

 

[redneck joe]

Whole project, yes I would need to built the sled like I did for my last one but the pine is good enough as I'm just cleaning up and the walnut is live edge which I would take off to get thru my 12". Plus on this one won't mind more of a rustic look like my oak bartop. Last one was made to be high dollar style and is now sitting in a million dollar home.

 

[redneck joe]

This was last one

 

[Dubed]

plan to glue to the oak plywood that it is sitting on. then a coat of clear epoxy to fill in knots, worm trails, etc but then same back to wood and do a traditional paste wax finish.

not sure on edgework, have some rough sawn cherry out there as well as old school oak.

need to reset to ensure good staggering of joints i think i'll number each piece then i can reassemble in correct order.

base tbd

He's letting me build in his empty house (was moms she passed about 10 years ago) so i can just pop over and work as i wish so that is nice.

This is cherry on quarter sawn oak. Its a nice subtle contrast, not drastic

 

[Dubed]

Actually just hit me I can screw the walnut to a 2x pine from the store to get first side flat usune the planer. Can't believe I've not thought of that. I've done to get a strait edge on table saw...

Make a sled for the planer. Place board cup side up. Level and shim all edges to make it solid, then run through planer (thin passes). Once that side is flat you can run the other side through normally

 

[redneck joe]

I've not used cherry before so I'll plane a piece and see what it looks like.

The 2x will be my sled. The walnut is cupped and twisted. Just a cup like the oak I start cup side down.

 

[redneck joe]

^^Well this pic is in the wrong thread^^

That's the outdoor kitchen.


Here is the new kitchen table roughed in, I this I'm going g to trim as much white off the walnut as I can and just picture frame it with 2 inch or less strips. Clear or maybe light grey/cloudy epoxy to follow knots and bug holes, shaded back to raw wood and paste wax finish.

 

[briangcc]

That's going to look real sharp.

 

[redneck joe]

base will be here today

 

[redneck joe]

and stool

 

[redneck joe]

Update. Wife decided to use the above base and stool NOT the top I am building so my project stood still for a while but have gotten back at it.

Ran out of high grit sandpaper but all that is ready now. Still plan export to fill everything then Odie paste wax to finish.

 

[redneck joe]

Cold and windy today so not working on the boat but should be able to get the top ready for the epoxy.

Here is the base just got yesterday. Not sure what my trestle will look like but thinking matching the top so pine wrapped in walnut, proportional.

 

[airshot]

Very cool !!! I nade a couple tables in my younger days that turned out pretty nice, but my biggest issue has been with the wife. Before long she piles a bunch of crap on the table so no one can see it !! So....I stopped building tables.....gotta say that none of mine looked as good as yours !!

 

[redneck joe]

Ha, we have made a concerted effort to not pile crap on. We eat at the island 99.5% of the time and only really use with company. We're doing pretty good.

Got the base on and next up is to put a coat of natural stain on to raise the grain and see how the colors pop out. But.... got a boat project going on with a 4 July deadline so might have to wait.

 

[Mc Tool]

Im impressed Joe , some nice looking stuff.
I am dismantling 2 sheds at my house , partly coz the roof is knackered but also because someone used a whole bunch of old native timber to build them .....and I need new bench tops in my kitchen . Woodwork was def not one of my skills but Im going to have a go .
Just bought a Dewalt 305mm thickenser , a dust vacuum sucker bag thing ,table saw with router.
One thing I will say is that its easier with some proper tools .
I bought the Ryobi router 2nd hand but Im having issues with the bit coming loose in the collets ( 2 x 12"cresent spanners ,bulging poo valve and it still comes loose ) , ruined a few bits of wood .
Made a wood box out of my old front fence pailings

Oh yeah I have a fettish for brass plaques off safes or machinery and they are fixed to various things .