Thread: Marri Slab Tv Unit Done!

i was moving house so i rented a truck from budget, then, i picked up this piece of wood that i'd bought couple weeks agi, was a bigger one and wider, and longer, but because of the weight and i lack of handy man around me, i can hardly lift that up, so, i picked this piece and bring it home. good thing, very nice guy, o ya, call this man, Chris, 0427990648, please DO NOT call if you are a tyre kicker or low ballers, this is a man i much respected, only if you're genuinely want to get a Marri slab then you give him a call, trust me, cheapest in town man, $250 for my slab. but because of mine was the smallest and got the ugliest edge, normally around $300 - $350 - $400?? my slab is 3.5M x 1.1M x 65mm. if you can find anything cheaper than this let me know.

as i told you guys, i've totally lack of mates and handy man around me (how weird is it to ask your friends to come to your house, lift a piece of heavy wood, and ask them to go home? i can't afford to buy them food all the time ..) was thinking to make this into an outdoor table, but because of the weight, i gave up, cut it into half and making it into Tv unit. Massive thanks to Acardian Concept Owner, gave me his advise on the joint that i wanted to do so badly.

this is the picture i've got from Arcadian Concept website, wonderfull guy that don't selfish in sharing ideas...

allright, now i got them sanded down to 120Grit, then applied epoxy resin.. omg man... highly features = lots of holes!!! the worst thing is most of the cracks and holes are linked both side. quite a bit of resin wasted at the time. just a question, what sort of tape you guys used best for sealing the holes to avoid leakage? i find ductape is the best, but not good enough tho... leaks too!! anyway. all done perfectly in the end...
and.. i felt so poor now hey. look at how i cut the triangle piece out... my circular saw only reached 4cm in depth, out of 65mm depth.. have to use handsaw to cut it off... plus... because of that... uneven edges... lots of work after that.. to make it flat

u know how i cut the big piece of wood in half? the other side will be the second level of the tv unit, just didnt show in the pictures.

rainy day.. no shed.. no workshop. i used bins bag from woolies for $2.50, tape it together make it a big piece of plastic to cover it... to make sure they don't get wet! it takes years to dry out!!!

allright.. time to choose the coats... looking around in bunnings, searching around in forums.... what should i apply on my tv unit? than i found what i really want, matt finish!! so i go for tung oil, harden, water proof, moulds proof.. whats more? apply around 12 coats of it.. takes me 2 weeks to do that.. bloody weather, humids and cold and rains! anyway, sanded down to 400Grit every 6 coats, very very smooth to touch ... my missis starts to like ... wow OMG.. the color is so nice!

sorry guys.. i don't know where's all the pictures gone for my processes of joining!! the most important parts!!! damn it! anyway, this is my finished product, very tight schedule to make this happen! Uni, Assignments, weather.. only have couple hours of spare time every weekend, so, let it be.. it's all done! hope you guys like it, Owner of Arcadian, please do have a look, you're the only one on google doing something like that, you're deserve respects for this design! not and easy job

got the tv from JB hifi for $890.. what a deal! 55".. not mine tho... aunty bought it for my bitrhday.. hahaha.. i can't afford that! total cost for this table around just under $450... good? i didn't calculate my labor cost tho

allright here are some of my previous project.. just to show some of them .. i picked those wood up for real cheap price, normally 80% under market price .. used to love jarrah so much, i mean, i don't mind to use it still, but now... i just totally fell in love with Marri hey~~

O ya.. i'm a pert time bar tender too! therefore, so many bottles of alcohol isn't it? 99% given by my friend .. 90% of them are tax free stuff tho

Nice job there Jovian, food for thought too. It would be good to see the intermediate steps where you did the end jointing.

Jovian you've done a phenomenal job. Also I just fell in love with Marri

Looks fantastic!

Is there any trick with the joints? Or is it just cutting it on a 45' angle, and using dowel to glue them together?

I like how the grain continues through the edge!

yup, you've to cut them to 45'... u cut the slab like this : |____/\____|, the triangle part is the part you've to take out. then i use resin glue, it sticks really well and also fill up any spaces in between. also, most important part, is to make sure the joining edges are perfectly straight and joinable.