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I also thinned the Colourwood down and sanded between coats

Thanks for the positive comments! First decent table build and pretty happy with the outcome

I clamped the table together with a pair of these Flat Bar Sash Clamps - Tools - IRWIN TOOLS

How do...

Cheers for the positive comments!!

I removed a few lengths of timber for better access, did't completely disassemble the pew. Used my orbital sander from 80 to 120 to 240 grit. Then finished with...

Delayed response is better then nothing!

Cheers for the ideas & tips, the rebated glass sounds like a good option.

I've just finished building a router slid to level the slab, with any luck...

Restored a church pew I picked up at auction about a year ago. Really happy with the results!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/j46fpbnjndr5d86/IMG_8311.JPG?dl=0...

Hi all,

Ive got a 2.8m London Plain slab for a diving table. There was a bit of rot that I have removed and want to fill with clear resin. How would I go about filling the hole? Perspex on the...

Forgot to post my results, pretty happy with the 2 tables!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5p6je1phfee8qeg/IMG_8006.JPG?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/g3ho7kzdur2rnk4/IMG_8119.jpg?dl=0...

Oh ok, I miss read your diagram.

Thank you so much for the information Ian, has been greatly appreciated!!

I was scared to have the pocket for the spline to close to the finished surface, thinking it may crack eventually with the stress of the joint.

I guess it should be ok since the pocket/spline will...

Hope the link works. Would a spline this size be ok? I'm worried about the edge snapping off.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1xlzkzi6mzoe0w2/Mitre%3Aspline.pdf?dl=0

Sorry for the late response, been quite busy. Thanks for all of the ideas! Ian, the ply spline sounds like a great idea, think I'll go that route & maybe 2 triangular blocks at each end under the...

Hi,

I'd like to make a coffee table out of one of my red gum slabs like this http://arcadianconcepts.com.au/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/MarriSlabCascadeCoffeeTable4.jpg

Looking for...

Cheers mate, I jumped the gun. I'll go thru the posts and maybe pop the question again. Thanks!

Hi

I'm looking for a plunge router, any recommendations? Not after a super fancy one, I'm just a bit of an every second weekend warrior.

At the moment I'm making a standing magnetic knife...

Thanks for the replies! I was thinking a small table, but looks like too much work at the moment. I think I'll leave it. Cheers!!

Hey guys,

Still learning about & working with wood.

I can pick up this trunk/slab fairly cheap but it's centre has been eaten by bugs, I can force a screw driver right thru at one point, and...

Cheers guys! Thanks for the link jrock_au, George Nakishima's work is amazing. I think I'll attempt the butterfly keys once I've built the coffee table!

Or should I look for a wider slab for the top? Seems like too much work to be joining the 2 together and probably wont look as good?

Hey guys,

I'm a newbe to this forum and to working with wood on this scale. Always had a dream to make a dining table and a coffee table out of a red gum slab. Finally going to give it a go!
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