I couldn't resist

Re: I couldn't resist

Garthinsandiego

I like it. Nice job.

Re: I couldn't resist

Clementine

I've been looking for some inspiration. This may be it. Beautiful job.

Question: Did you do anything to the top to keep it from drying and cracking? It looks like it has some potential cracks that could split. Did you fasten the top to the frame or is it just laid in a cradle/frame?

Question

Bill Tindall, E.Tn.

Nice table. And useful too. No worries what gets set on it.

How did you make the wood border?

Cut nails...really now. Going to have to turn you over to those people on the hand tool forum to get you straight. On the other hand, they make a hand cut mortise and tenon and then drill holes in it and fill the holes with carved plugs to look like cut nails(Green and Green). We need to get together on these issues

Cool & beautiful

Sweet, Clint

Ellis Walentine

The shape element is a great idea. I can see using it with all kinds of shapes and projects.

Thanks for posting.

Ellis

Re: Question

Clint Searl

The stone rests in a walnut tray (daiza) routed out to a depth of about 1/2" to conform to the shape of the stone. Routed by hand with a 1/2" mortising bit in a Ridgid trim router...great tool BTW. Shaped the rim with a round-over bit, scraper, and sand paper.

Well Done, Clint

Mark Mandell - Gone Round In New Jersey

I do think that I'd prefer a full fourth leg, rather than the underside block, to provide some visual balance to the whole piece.

Did you harvest the stone yourself? If bought, source? Not driving the Arizona to get some, but still wondering.

Thanks for posting

Still wondering

Bill Tindall, E.Tn.

How did you excavate the tray with the router? I have a similar task coming up and do not know the best way to proceed. Sled, free hand with router teetering on what is not routed, ?

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Barry Irby

Bill I don't know how Clint did it, but I have seen people level slabs by attaching long rods on the bottom of the router and "flying" it over the piece. Another way would be to fabricate the rim and then use a rabbet bit on the bottom edge and insert a thin bottom.

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Clint Searl

Started with glued up panel around 18x24. Dropped the bit in the center and worked my way slowly freehand to the interior boundary so that the router base was always half supported. Smaller bites the closer to the boundary. Careful to avoid letting the router dig in and kick itself crazy. Lotta chips over multiple sessions. Trimmed to the outline on the band saw.

We don't need..

Clint Searl

no stinkin' visual balance. Asymmetry and visual tension are the name of the game. (Anyway, there wasn't enough wood for a full fourth leg to begin with.)

The stone came from Madagascar by way of fossilera.com

thanks

Bill Tindall, E.Tn.

wondered if that approach would be successful. Sounds like take it slow and it will be OK