Thread: Jarrah Slab Table

Nice Slab,

Where did you get it?

Thanks,
Harlan

Wow!

Originally Posted by Wooden Mechanic

Nice Slab,

Where did you get it?

Thanks,
Harlan

Hi Harlan,

Got this one at the Perth Wood show yesterday, the guys at Djarilmarri timber had this on display.

I`m still debating on how to do the legs, LOL, there are too many choices and it`s tough to decide.

It would make one hell of a set of veneers...

Beautifull slab indeed sire!!

Beaut piece of timber, look fwd to seeing how u go with it
I wish I had a slab like that!

Originally Posted by Harry72

It would make one hell of a set of veneers...

exactly what I was thinking ...great minds, and all that

awesome slab !

Hi Harlan,

Got this one at the Perth Wood show yesterday, the guys at Djarilmarri timber had this on display.

I`m still debating on how to do the legs, LOL, there are too many choices and it`s tough to decide.

Just keep the legs simple, maybe use another slab, keep the focus on the top.

Saw a few slabs i wanted but they were out of my price range so got a smaller one from the chainsaw milling outside and a burl and some tools instead.

Hope to see it coming along nicely!

Harlan

Yeah very nice looks like a raging fire !!

LOL, now it may be worth more $$ if used for veneers too

Made some good progress in the last 2 days, i`ve been debating what to do with the legs but seeing as tho i had some nice matching curly jarrah slabs here, figured they`d work well on the legs also.

This is a pretty simple design, i borrowed the idea of epoxying bolts into the middle slab from MrK here on the forum. Mark definately knows his stuff so i figure if he thinks it`s a good idea then it`s worth doing.

I`ve used the end cap to cover the bolt holes, it`s just held in there with magnets. Tried to make it look as if the beam runs through the legs.

Looking really good!!!

Another update here,

Nearly finished filling with epoxy filler, this stuff was a lot more liquified that i`d have hoped, ran everywhere except where it was supposed to go

Had everything sealed up with masking tape and some bluetack so it didnt make too much of a mess thankfully.

Looks good. I'm looking forward to seeing the final product. My experience with jarrah tells me this is going to be a solid and heavy project.

I think you're done well with the base. I often find the legs of slab tables don't work, often too delicate, but not in this case.

What brand epoxy did you use?

How do you plan to finish?

Originally Posted by BozInOz

Looks good. I'm looking forward to seeing the final product. My experience with jarrah tells me this is going to be a solid and heavy project.

I think you're done well with the base. I often find the legs of slab tables don't work, often too delicate, but not in this case.

What brand epoxy did you use?

How do you plan to finish?

Cheers mate

I had a hard time deciding on the base so i`m hoping this style will look ok.
I wanted to make the base look a little more formal rather than go with the natural edge base, figured i have enough natural edge on the slab top, fingers crossed it`ll look ok.

The epoxy is from Fibreglass & Resin Sales in Perth, it`s their FR251, i think the weather here may not have helped with the slow set time also. It sets crystal clear tho and looks to be a great product.

Will have more pics as i progress