reclaimed bowling alley reception desk

[monstrol]

Here are some pics ,hopefully

 

[#Tee]

bad ass! how long did it take you and what size/how many domino did you use per joint connection? also what did you refinish the surface with?

 

[Stephen B]

[size=13pt]Great work and design.

Now, how many of those hidden nails did you find?

 

[Corwin]

I'd roll a gutter ball for sure!  [eek]

 

[Kev]

That looks like a reception desk that's also a bar down the back right hand side?? [cool]

 

[monstrol]

Did I mention there were lots of nails..... The slabs came from Ankeny, Iowa. They were approximately 10 feet by 4 feet. My ts75 did a Yeomans job and I only started 2 fires with the sparks. I was afraid to use the vac and wasn't going to spend $140 for the spark arrestor.  They are very heavy and no fun to move. I learned that the boards are not glued but nailed and will move as you work them also the top has been leveled presumably as it was installed as a floor but the bottom was not and there was much variation in thickness and width throughout. That just makes it more fun. It is "fairly" level overall and I used my RAS 115 and rotex 150 with granat
to even the top. I used Rustoleum water based poly rolled on and cut back with a brush and was very impressed with how it leveled out. It was not my first choice but I am happy with the results.  I joined the ends with lots of 10x50 dominoes and kreg HD screws to cinch them up.

 

[ear3]

Fantastic idea!  How thick are the slabs?  They look like they must be at the upper limit of what the TS75 can cut.

 

[monstrol]

It took all the ts 75 had. These benches were made using some fir flooring that surrounded the maple alleys.  I mitered the ends of those and had to make second cuts after using the ts75. The edges were always going to be covered with another piece so I had some defense with those joints.

 

[Wonderwino]

Nice work!  What kind of business is this for?

 

[monstrol]

Hello Wonder,
This is for a rock climbing gym, right in the middle of a pre-historic lake bed.  I knew nothing about rock climbing gyms and I learned that benches are essential.  The walls themselves came from Bulgaria as well as the installers. Young guys who played Bulgarian death metal really loud.