MeltedSocks Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 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. I used a laser level to grind the legs to the same plane after we installed them. It doesn't wobble a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzkill Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Very cool. Building an epoxy top table is still one of those many things on my "to do" list. How's the weight on something like that? I'm assuming that moving it is a 2 man job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davor Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Nice, that wood grain is beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeltedSocks Posted January 25 Author Share Posted January 25 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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