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  1. 24th July 2016, 10:59 AM #1
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    Default Slab Coffee Table WIP

    Once more I get thrown bodily out of the comfortable turning zone into the slow world of flatwork by the Woodworking club.

    A lady asked the club to make a Slab Coffee Table, the back story is that her late husband was going to make it after retiring, but cancer intruded and he was unable to make the table before passing away, some 18 months ago.

    Back to the present, for some perverse reason, every time a slightly left of center project wanders into the club, I get volunteered. Must be my rugged looks or a need to get me off the lathe . . .

    So the some parts are the trunk Base 07.jpg and the SlabSlab 01.jpg.

    Both are clean and reasonable flat, my work will be to finish both items and mount them. Given that the trunk is roughly 150mm (6") Base 01.jpg in diameter, I'll arrange for a 300mm (12) steel base plate for the interface between timbers. The Slab requires sanding, oiling and then wop as discussed with the client. The base will get wop after a thorough dusting.
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  3. 27th July 2016, 07:10 AM #2
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    Good luck Pat! Perhaps you're volunteered because of your superior skill?
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  4. 27th July 2016, 12:50 PM #3
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    I'll watch you do this one then continue doing mine (see who makes most mistakes) Yeh yeh ok so far we are even in taking on the job for starters
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  5. 7th August 2016, 03:59 PM #4
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    Ok, some movement at the station, someone got off his rotund posterior and sanded the slab. It was generally flat, with some saw marks, so the 60# got used, went over to the Jost abrasives from 120# up to 1200#. I used the Benevolent Dictators Sanding sealer from 400# up to ensure smoothness. I don't think I needed to with the Jost, but I have the gear.

    The only low point is that my venerable Bosch green Ros decided to strip the thread of the bolt that retains the sanding pad, whilst on the job

    I have used a generous coat of Organoil Danish as the base coat, with more coats to be applied over the next week. I'll give it a month or so to fully dry/cure before using WOP as a final finish.
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    What thats it? Ok so you are moving onto the foot?

    Looking good so far Pat.
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    Ray, I have "dusted" the foot, but will await warmer weather before applying the spray poly. I may clean up a copy rough edges first, for my safety sake and the customer's.
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    Today was warm and dry, so the foot got attended to. I left the rough edges on for now, still in two minds about removing them. First coat of spray poly, they will need more, to get the gloss level to a satisfactory outcome - shiny, but not plastic looking.
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    The table is still soaking up oil, Slab 08.jpg I included a 1 meter rule for ease of sizing. Slab Coffee Table WIP-slab-07-1mrule-jpg Slab 06 1mrule.jpg

    More oil for the week and then hopefully I can leave it for a month, then with more consistent warmer weather apply 3 coats of WOP.
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    Well it's finished and ready for the owner to collect. She has seen these pics and I have displayed it at the club for "Show & Tell".
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    very very nice.
    Click here to check out my woodworking YouTube videos. Some of them are kinda ok.
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