the nerd Posted July 5, 2016 Posted July 5, 2016 Love that, isetech. Lekker burnt detail on the legs. You should get enough for an edge 25 from that.I agree. Even maybe 2 edges for that!!
eccc whippet Posted July 5, 2016 Posted July 5, 2016 (edited) not sure it i should matt or gloss finish it. I really enjoy making these unique coffee tables..i think i am going to start making more of them and selling them...every single one will be different...as built Edited July 5, 2016 by isetech mrbaker 1
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted July 5, 2016 Posted July 5, 2016 not sure it i should matt or gloss finish it.Coffee table - definitely gloss, IMO. Unless you've got a darn near impervious solution for matt... Matt also needs more maintenance than gloss. Plus, I reckon with a semi-gloss finish that wood will pop... brilliant contrasting wood there.
eccc whippet Posted July 5, 2016 Posted July 5, 2016 Wife wanted a bread/cheese board with a handle...because apparently that is the in thing at the moment...so a bit of glue...then off to the bandsaw and out with the router...then through the planer thicknesser and walla saved myself around 300 bucks The other bread boards looked a bit cut up...so off to the planer/thicknesser again and a quick sand...bingo...like brand new...and u cut a handle into another one [emoji3] happy wife...xxx . DJR, Sniffie, Long Wheel Base and 4 others 7
mrbaker Posted July 5, 2016 Posted July 5, 2016 Super tempting ... would be enough for a 10 seater tabletop. Do you have a price in mind?TBH I don't know what a market related price would be, but I'm open to a fair Hub offer.Let me post some pics on the weekend first so you can see them.The table would be flippen heavy !!
@ndy Posted July 6, 2016 Posted July 6, 2016 not sure it i should matt or gloss finish it. I used a satin finish on my recent dining table. I was told it was the varnish of choice for pub / bar counter tops so hopefully its durable. Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1
ScottCM Posted July 6, 2016 Posted July 6, 2016 so driving to work this morning i passed a chopped down tree, its pretty small, the trunk of the tree is about 2m long and only about a foot in diameter. Now my question which proves how little i know, can one use trees like this and how does one go about planking them? If doable i would like to use this to make a garden table out of. Is there a special curing process required?
Guest notmyname Posted July 6, 2016 Posted July 6, 2016 so driving to work this morning i passed a chopped down tree, its pretty small, the trunk of the tree is about 2m long and only about a foot in diameter. Now my question which proves how little i know, can one use trees like this and how does one go about planking them? If doable i would like to use this to make a garden table out of. Is there a special curing process required?Species?
Sniffie Posted July 6, 2016 Posted July 6, 2016 TBH I don't know what a market related price would be, but I'm open to a fair Hub offer.Let me post some pics on the weekend first so you can see them.The table would be flippen heavy !!The price for African rosewood, at the moment is R13 750.00 per cubic metre. I got this from Primewood in Kroonstad. They are importers of African timber. If my maths did not fail me you have 0.25 cubes, that equates to about R3 440.00. mrbaker 1
Ed-Zulu Posted July 6, 2016 Posted July 6, 2016 so driving to work this morning i passed a chopped down tree, its pretty small, the trunk of the tree is about 2m long and only about a foot in diameter. Now my question which proves how little i know, can one use trees like this and how does one go about planking them? If doable i would like to use this to make a garden table out of. Is there a special curing process required?On a very basic level: 300mm trunk cut lengthwise at, no thinner than 35mm thickness will yield about 5 x 35mm usuable sections. Airdrying of the slabs should be sufficient and you could be using it by December or earlier. Species will play a huge part in how quick it dries and very important to make sure your drying stack is properly spaced and weighted if needed. ScottCM 1
Pants Boy Posted July 6, 2016 Posted July 6, 2016 TBH I don't know what a market related price would be, but I'm open to a fair Hub offer.Let me post some pics on the weekend first so you can see them.The table would be flippen heavy !!I may not be clever by I can to lift heavy fings
eccc whippet Posted July 6, 2016 Posted July 6, 2016 First coat...my wife said she wouldnt pay more than R1000 for the table [emoji57] Ed-Zulu, Plentipotential, Long Wheel Base and 1 other 4
Pants Boy Posted July 6, 2016 Posted July 6, 2016 First coat...my wife said she wouldnt pay more than R1000 for the table [emoji57]Never trust a woodworker's wife's pricing ... Long Wheel Base, Grebel, mrbaker and 1 other 4
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted July 6, 2016 Posted July 6, 2016 First coat...my wife said she wouldnt pay more than R1000 for the table [emoji57]Lol. That's cos it's not in coricraft under their sales lighting Grebel and Wannabe 2
Stretched@Birth Posted July 6, 2016 Posted July 6, 2016 (edited) TBH I don't know what a market related price would be, but I'm open to a fair Hub offer.Let me post some pics on the weekend first so you can see them.The table would be flippen heavy !!Market price +\- R18000 per cubic meter at the moment, depending on plank size and thickness. How that equates to Hub pricing I'm not sure [emoji12] Edit: I see Sniffie beat me to it, that price of R13250 is good, as I say, depends too on plank size. Edited July 6, 2016 by Stretched@Birth mrbaker and Sniffie 2
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