butzla
Member
- Joined
- Feb 5, 2008
- Messages
- 1,233
I just finished this cherry coffee table for my son's bachelor pad. He wanted something less traditional and more modern. I used 8/4 slab cherry that was only 15" wide but 8' long. I ripped off one live edge, cut it in half and glued together. The hard maple strips are an accent and give it some extra width and give it a modern look. I covered some knots with a couple of bowties that I think are cocobolo. I say think because I found a hunk in a shop drawer so I'm not sure. It was my first time inlaying anything so it was a fun project. I used some hairpin legs that I bought from Rockler. He lives in MD so it will be easy to detach them for transport.
I don't have many build pictures but my TS75 saw was instrumental in ripping and crosscutting and my OF1400 router was used to freehand the rough removal for the bowties.
I used many coats of hand rubbed layers of semi-gloss Arm-R-Seal by General Finishes.
EDIT: I did find a picture I took of me crosscutting the slab to size. Years ago I had a mishap with my 55" rail where the saw jumped off the track during a plunge cut and destroyed the end of the rail. I cut off the mangled end and find the remaining length to be quite useful for short cuts!
I don't have many build pictures but my TS75 saw was instrumental in ripping and crosscutting and my OF1400 router was used to freehand the rough removal for the bowties.
I used many coats of hand rubbed layers of semi-gloss Arm-R-Seal by General Finishes.
EDIT: I did find a picture I took of me crosscutting the slab to size. Years ago I had a mishap with my 55" rail where the saw jumped off the track during a plunge cut and destroyed the end of the rail. I cut off the mangled end and find the remaining length to be quite useful for short cuts!
