CTBlades Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 With Xmas closing in I've had to really burn the midnight oil to get some projects done. I just finished up this last minute rush order "Man Cave Lamp table" for a customer as a gift to her business partner for his lakeside cabin in New Hampshire. I made it from reclaimed 1/2" rebar welded up to a 1/2" square rod base frame with forged tabs for mounting the top. The top itself is a 2-1/2 thick "live edge" winter cut slab of red maple which happened to come from New Hampshire that has air dried for two years. I created a scroll inlay with the guys credo on it then did an epoxy pour glass coat finish. It stands 32" tail. Only issue is my bride wants one now lol. Yep more functional art Frosty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 That's a nice stand CT. I like how you designed the leg bracing. Nice piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTBlades Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share Posted December 14, 2016 Thanks Das, I'm happy with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Natural edge on the timber looks good. Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTBlades Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share Posted December 14, 2016 Thank you Aus. I really like live edge myself as does the bride. I have a 5' bench in the que with live edge on the seat portion as well as the back. I'll be forging all the iron work for that one when the time comes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalcain2 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 suuuper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTBlades Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share Posted December 14, 2016 Thank you T2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalcain2 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 if u thank me again i'll say it again. no not really, it wasn't that good. no really i'm just kidding. it was awesome. or was it really bad and i'm just saying that? well, you will just have to wonder. oh OK, it IS super cool. or is it..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTBlades Posted December 15, 2016 Author Share Posted December 15, 2016 Lol well thinking of the words from a wise fellow, "it only matters that the customer likes it" lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalcain2 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 yeah, thats true... well not really....or is it?.....maybe....or maybe not..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTBlades Posted December 15, 2016 Author Share Posted December 15, 2016 Lmao! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anachronist58 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 I am shaking my head Mr. Blades, stricken as to how complete the piece is unto itself, Outstanding. Robert Taylor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTBlades Posted December 15, 2016 Author Share Posted December 15, 2016 Wow thank you very much Robert! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anachronist58 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 You are quite welcome Mr blades. I find the live edge slab and black iron combination to be particularly appealing, and your piece rings like a bell to my ears. I must currently live vicariously through the fine craftsmen who grace these pages, until I get the smithy remodeled. Currently, a sub-seasonal creek runs through it. But I just had a large portion of the big mullberry taken down, and I hope to slab some of that. I see a lot of great stuff on this forum, and I am far more impressed than my comment count would indicate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigb Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 I really like that, what did you use for the feet at the end of the rebar legs? I made some trunk stands out of rebar and sliced up some 1" machinery pins for the feet. That was before I had a forge, I wonder how well it would work to upset the rebar to make feet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTBlades Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 I didn't get so creative on the feet the are just 1-1/4" dia. 1/8"thick washers that I flood welded from the bottom and ground flush to keep it as clean as I could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brazer Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Really a class job. I need one of these. What kind of epoxy do you use for the pour? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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