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A repost (from Reddit) of a project I finished last summer. It's made from the excess of a (nicer portion) of a slab that a friend cut using an Alaskan sawmill. Edges are chamfered using a circular saw. Knot and void are filled with a scrap from the slab + epoxy. Legs (and epoxy) were purchased from Amazon. Finish is danish oil + a topcoat of lacquer that I wiped on and buffed with steel wool to make it matte. I expect it'll warp some, and this was mostly a quick "let's see what I can do with some epoxy and a scrap slab", but I ended up really enjoying the process and the finished result. I still have the "better" section of this slab drying in the garage (it's destined for a desk). That's a project for this summer. So far, it hasn't noticeably warped and is holding up well to my toddler's best efforts at destruction.

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[–] MyFeetOwnMySoul@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Nice work! Looks good

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Some of best work is often the simplest projects.

This may look simple but with the bit of woodworking I've done ... this is lots of work and skill

Nice job ... It looks great

[–] jasparagus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Much appreciated :)

[–] Badass_panda@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

This came out beautifully, very understated and lets the wood do the talking

[–] mack7400@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Sweet table!

[–] Lexam@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

That's gorgeous!

[–] jadero@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Excellent job of getting from nice to beautiful.