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Dabbling in wood, epoxy, and blacksmithing: a coffee table


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A contractor buddy of mine was repairing an old warehouse damaged by Hurricane Sally.  It was built in the 1950s.  He asked me if I was interested some old 8"x8" x 12' beams that he presumed were old growth pine.  I dropped what I was doing and picked them up.  I got eight good ones.

They do appear to be old growth heart pine, but I'm not an expert on that.  I loved the end grain and the look of all the old nail holes, and knew something great was going to happen to this wood, eventually.  My son wanted me to make him a coffee table for his apartment, so it became a father-son project.

We both participated in the wood working and smittying, but I did the epoxy stuff.  I think we all have to go through the epoxy table phase.  I did three other epoxy table projects before getting bored with it.

The legs are upset at the bottom and the stretchers have decorative twists.  I cheated on the tenons.  They are faux tenons with welds to hold it all together.  We had a little of get-done-itis at this point. :P I used a laser level to grind the legs to the same plane after we installed them.  It doesn't wobble a bit.

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On 1/23/2025 at 9:55 AM, Buzzkill said:

How's the weight on something like that?

Thanks!  It's not really that heavy. One person can lift it. It's only 16" x 40" approximately.

6 hours ago, Davor said:

Nice, that wood grain is beautiful.

Thanks! I love the medullary rays and mineral streaks.

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