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Industrial side table

Project by dreadhead posted 197 days ago 646 views 2 times favorited 17 comments Add to Favorites Watch

This is my first post on lumber jocks

This is a little 16 inch square side table I made recently. I wanted to go industrial, so i picked up a 3 inch structural I beam, and started playing with designs. The corners are mitered and welded beams, and the corners are connected by pieces of cherry. It was a pain getting it all to fit together nicely. The top is half inch window glass, that was sandblasted with brick pattern, to go-along with the structural feel. The grout of the bricks is blasted underneath and some bricks were blasted on top, to give it dimension when you stand over it. The metal is finished with an iron oxide and liver of sulfur patina, and waxed. the cherry is finished with a polyacrylic clear.

Thanks,
Marco

-- - Marco


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miles125

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posted 197 days ago

You should see what i built at 18. Ummm..A cinder block with a piece of plywood on it..Lol. You’re starting out great young man. Welcome to Lumberjocks!

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

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WhiskeyWaters

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posted 197 days ago

Cinderblocks?

Hell, I used killed wine jugs…

Great looking piece.

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Don K.

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posted 197 days ago

Heck..milk cartons for me, and bed sheets on the windows lol. Man great piece….very interesting style. If you don’t mind me asking, what led to this design ? seen something like it, just came up with it ??

AT first glance I thought “Thats different but nice” But the more I look at it, the more interesting I find it.

-- Don S.E. OK

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a1Jim

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posted 197 days ago

Uniquely unique

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

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savannah505

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posted 197 days ago

Very cool, and way to use your brain, very unique.

-- Dan Wiggins

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cabinetmaster

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posted 197 days ago

Cool. Looks very functional. I’m like Don. What made you come up with this idea?

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

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Durnik150

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posted 197 days ago

Well done design and execution. I will keep the top and bottom etching idea for future projects. The bolt heads blend into the design so well you almost don’t realize what they are until you look closer.

-- Behind the Bark is a lot of Heartwood----Charles, Centennial, CO

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dreadhead

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posted 197 days ago

Thanks for all the good comments. As far as the idea behind it… I go to school in Detroit, and between classes I find myself exploring the city as much as I can, soaking up everything i see. It has made my style much more industrial. seeing so many structures decaying, led me to want to create something that shines light on the beauty of these structures, and the way nature works around them. I come from a family of italian masons, so the bricks on the glass represent a solid foundation as well as some family history.

-- - Marco

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cabinetmaster

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posted 197 days ago

Interesting. I like that you take in the detail and make your mind see things that most of us would not see. Good luck in your future endeavors.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

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Don K.

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posted 197 days ago

dreadhead,
Thanks for the reply. You young man have a bright future ahead of you. Now knowing your inspiration, I like how you have taken the old and decayed/new and bright and your own heritage and made a truly unique piece.

-- Don S.E. OK

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toxicoval56

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posted 197 days ago

I really like this table. The use of different materials is what makes it great. I try to work with wood and to get other elements involved is impressive.

Great Job!!

-- The view only changes for the leading dog.

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Peter O

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posted 197 days ago

Interesting and unique use of materials! Very nice table!

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dreadhead

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posted 197 days ago

Thanks everyone

-- - Marco

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kiwi1969

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posted 197 days ago

Thats a clever use of material, hope you keep posting.

-- if the hand is not working it is not a pure hand

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DAN

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posted 196 days ago

looks good … great images

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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spaids

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posted 157 days ago

Yea this is killer. The glass the bolts… Love it dude.

-- Wipe the blood stains from your blade before coming in.

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cylis007

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posted 155 days ago

Looking at this table, it looks like it was well thought out. Great design and use of materials. I am looking forward to seeing what else you create. Keep up the good work!

-- A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. There will be sleeping enough in the grave. ~Benjamin Franklin

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