Before & After 1...From butcher block to a white oak slab

[Cheese]

Well here's the final product. A white oak slab from the BRANCH of a 200+ year old tree replacing a birch butcher block countertop. The LEDs in the split are connected to the under counter LED task lighting so one switch controls it all.  [cool]

Details: The entire slab, all sides, have been given 3-4 coats of General Finishes water based poly.
Then two separate pours of West 105/207 epoxy put on the top surface, each pour approximately 1mm thick.
The entire top was then sanded flat using a combination of a Rotex 125, a RS 2 and an ETS EC 125/6" pad.
Sanding started with 180 grit and went up to 2000 grit. I wanted a smooth flat surface but not a high gloss surface. You can see the light switch and some of the stainless tile reflected in the surface. It gives it some depth without that "plastic" look.
A final buff was done using the Rotex and some Meguiars sealer... [embarassed] that's all I had on hand.  [embarassed]

BEFORE: [attachimg=1]

AFTER[attachimg=2]

Some more shots:
Photo 1: Slab in-use.

Photo 2: Close-up. Again, you can barely see the stainless tile and the stainless pot on the range reflected in the surface of the slab.

Photo 3: The lit split

Photo 4: Close-up

Photo 5: The worm hole captured forever. It's easy to see the 2 mm epoxy thickness in this photo.

 

[nclemmons]

Fantastic work!  That top is an excellent compliment to the rest of the job.

What time is dinner!?

 

[Cheese]

Cheese, first rate job, mate!  Since you brought it up I will say..... I really hate thumbnails.  You should upload to a free photo hosting service (like Flickr) then link the address like so:

Thanks for the complement [member=3220]Jim Kirkpatrick[/member]...also, that image does seem to be a perfect size for posting. Do you know its size?

 

[Cheese]

Fantastic work!  That top is an excellent compliment to the rest of the job.

What time is dinner!?

Thanks for the kind words [member=167]neilc[/member]

I called several times yesterday but you never picked up.  [tongue]  So you missed enchiladas suizas, washed down with Modelo followed with shots of Reposada....just another Cinco de Mayo.    [big grin]  [poke] 

 

[butzla]

Cheese, first rate job, mate!  Since you brought it up I will say..... I really hate thumbnails.  You should upload to a free photo hosting service (like Flickr) then link the address like so:

Thanks for the complement [member=3220]Jim Kirkpatrick[/member]...also, that image does seem to be a perfect size for posting. Do you know its size?

On Flickr, its the medium 800 choice