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This is a bench I made for a local craft show. It’s a split maple log, 18”H x 15”W x 36”L x 6” thick. The top and ends have a bar-top epoxy finish (5 layers). The Wormy Pine legs are coated with poly and paste wax. Red Maple leaves are embedded in the top. LOML wants it as her coffee table. Since it didn’t sell at the craft show I’ll have a chance to relent.
-- The name is "Splinter"... I'm the son-of-a-son-of-a-carpenter
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snowdog
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posted 362 days ago
Nice bench, how did you get the leaf to stay below the poly?
-- "so much to learn and so little time"..
Mick
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posted 362 days ago
You can embed anything (relatively thin, that is) by applying the first layer of epoxy, placing the object while the finish is still wet (it’s incredibly sticky), then allowing that to completey dry before applying the next layers. I had also pressed the leaves overnight into the layout I wanted.
-- The name is "Splinter"... I'm the son-of-a-son-of-a-carpenter
hap
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posted 361 days ago
nice work.
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TreeBones
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posted 361 days ago
Another nice bench.
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buzz
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posted 355 days ago
Very cool, i too build this type of furniture, could say rustic is my passion, very nice project,love it.