Another sanding image.
She agreed with my suggestions and so we established the shape of the top. I had removed the bark (both ‘inner’ and ‘outer’) and the blond, cambium layer…and then rounded the four corners. The sapwood and heartwood are what’s left.
I used solid walnut for the legs (4″x4″). I positioned the legs wide enough to make sure the table would be stable (the top is only 30″ wide).
I sanded it using finer and finer grit sand paper until very smooth. Every woodworker knows what happens when you start applying your first coat. This surface was no exception.
I made my legs and skirts with chamfered edges (45 degree angled cuts). A single coat to seal the table top’s bottom side and then five coats to all visible surfaces.
I used table bracket hardware (so that the legs were removable for transport).
I didn’t have the heart to reduce the table tops thickness (2″) so it ended up weighing about 175 lbs. This table will be around long after we who are reading this are gone.
Another completed table image.
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