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I made this end table from an oak tree that my neighbor cut down. All the wood used came from the same tree with the exception of the cherry I used to make the two keys.

I went out on a limb, so this project involved a lot of firsts for me:
  • Slabs all hand cut.
  • Natural legs (or maybe its a single leg with three toes?)
  • Use of colored epoxy (emerald green and black)
  • Tea stain (Alcohol based)

Details:
  • Wood: Swamp Laurel Oak (fairly sure)
  • Stain: homebrewed tea in alcohol
  • Finish: Mineral Spirits, pure Tung Oil, Helmsman Spar Polyurethane
  • Attachment: wedged tenons

If you are interested in more photos and details of the build, you can find that here http://www.timberframe-tools.com/furniture/natural-oak-end-table/

By the way, that first photo makes the table look slanted. The table top is level, it is actually the center leg that is slanted.

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Uffda! Hand-slabbed -what a chore! Nice results tho. I like the inlays.
 

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Thanks Von.
 

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WOW!!! I love it such a wonderful piece !!! gr8 job !!!
 

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Very well planned and made! I am very fond of the unusual type of tables.
 

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That is absolutely awesome, I love it.
Anything made with the "natural" look excites me.
Thank you for sharing this great piece.

Bob
 

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Thanks steliart and ralbuck. Much appreciated.
 

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Thanks BobWemm I am glad it resonates with you.
 

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Beautiful design and craftsmanship. Nice tutorial on your blog as well.

Modeling clay, eh? I'm definitely going to have to try that one for epoxy pours! Thanks for the tip!

TZH
 

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Looks amazing, well done.
 

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Thats' an awesome looking piece. Its always intimidating/fun to try new things, and I'm sure it feels great to pull them off as good as you did!
 

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@TZH Thanks. The modeling clay idea came from the idea I was showing my son how to make a mold and pour the extra resin I had into the mold. I was drawing the connection to how this was the old school 3D scanner and 3D printer. Then it hit me that I could use it to pour resin into a crack that goes around a surface. :)

@bobassaurus Thank you.

@Tooch Thanks. I think you are right. It feels great to step out of our comfort zones once in a while and survive.
 

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@helluvawreck Thank you.

@gargey - That saw hung in my family's garage as far back in my childhood as I can remember. It may have belonged to my grandfather. I cleaned it up back in 2010 and filed its teeth to change it from crosscut to rip. Here is the write-up I did at the time. One-man crosscut saw to rip
You can find them around at garage sales sometimes. There is at least one company that is still making them new, I noticed it has the same tooth pattern, but only on half of the saw.
 

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Fine natural elements.
 

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Thanks @majuvia
 

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What a wonderful living table, full of life.
You have been though all the diciplines on that one, fine work, nice details.
Even got me inspired to build a router sled. ;-)
Well done.
Best thoughts,
Mads
 

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@mafe Thank you. We take turns inspiring each other. That is the wonderful thing about this place.
 

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;-)
 
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