Maple river side table

[Barb]

I've always wanted to try to make one of these. Now that I have, I think I'll stick to what I can fit in a pressure pot. At least until I can make a dedicated dust free area. The largest chunk of wood is curly maple I got from @Allen Tomaszek around five years ago, as well as one of the other pieces. The last is a piece of maple burl. The legs I got from Amazon but they were too short so I put risers on them and it worked out.

 

[daniscool]

Nice. I don’t really like coloured resin but this is making me doubt.

 

[Nature Man]

Beautiful job! And nice ingenuity on the risers! Success! Chuck

 

[TimR]

Very nice Barb. The legs look great on it.

 

[2feathers Creative Making]

Looking great. How many hours of polishing?

 

[Eric Rorabaugh]

Nice job @Barb

 

[Barb]

Nice. I don’t really like coloured resin but this is making me doubt.

I totally get it and blue is really overdone but it’s my favorite color and it’s mine so….

 

[Barb]

Looking great. How many hours of polishing?

I used Upstart Epoxy’s topcoat so 0 hours of polishing once I put on the final coat. It took 2 coats because of the bubbles that I wasn’t able to catch the first time and of course the sanding I had to do in between coats. I’d say the total hours of sanding I put in after I planed it down was probably around 2-3 hours.

Now that I think about it, I could be wrong about the guesstimate since I listen to audiobooks or watch YouTube videos while I’m in the shop.

 

[2feathers Creative Making]

That is decent finishing time. Just expensive and sometimes annoying.

 

[trc65]

Beautiful table Barb. Love the blue, it goes well with the wood tones. The visual "texture" in the epoxy is fantastic, adds a lot of interest to the top. I like that set of legs. Goes well with the style of the top.

 

[tocws2002]

Very nice, well done, I like the blue with the maple.

Where did you source the mold?

 

[2feathers Creative Making]

Just roughly, how much epoxy did that take for the main pour? And did you get the ripple effect solely from pouring a single color or did it take , as my dad would say, holding your mouth just right?

 

[Pops]

looks amazing.

 

[Gdurfey]

Well done. Been missing you @Barb !

 

[Barb]

Very nice, well done, I line the blue with the maple.

Where did you source the mold?

Thank you. I got the mold from Upstart Epoxy when it was on sale. It’s 1” thick and pretty sturdy.

 

[Barb]

Just roughly, how much epoxy did that take for the main pour? And did you get the ripple effect solely from pouring a single color or did it take , as my dad would say, holding your mouth just right?

I think it took around 7 cups and I didn’t get the effect I wanted at all. I got impatient and poured it at night instead of waiting for morning when I could’ve monitored it and swirled it when the time was right. I used ocean blue and turquoise. But, live and learn. There were many things I learned from this trial. :)

 

[2feathers Creative Making]

I think it took around 7 cups and I didn’t get the effect I wanted at all. I got impatient and poured it at night instead of waiting for morning when I could’ve monitored it and swirled it when the time was right. I used ocean blue and turquoise. But, live and learn. There were many things I learned from this trial. :)

Still cool, looks reminiscent of a burl, so all good ...
And the live and learn part, yep, we all gotta do that or die trying

 

[Burly Man]

I've always wanted to try to make one of these. Now that I have, I think I'll stick to what I can fit in a pressure pot. At least until I can make a dedicated dust free area. The largest chunk of wood is curly maple I got from @Allen Tomaszek around five years ago, as well as one of the other pieces. The last is a piece of maple burl. The legs I got from Amazon but they were too short so I put risers on them and it worked out.

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Love the colors! Great work Barb:)

 

[larry mercier]

Love the colors! Great work Barb:)

Hi Barb, great job! I don't have either the equipment or the skills to do this, but I sure do have an appreciation of the finished project. What colors and woods are you planning to work with in the future?

 

[Barb]

Hi Barb, great job! I don't have either the equipment or the skills to do this, but I sure do have an appreciation of the finished project. What colors and woods are you planning to work with in the future?

Thank you! I don’t plan on doing another any time soon but if I did I‘d like to use olive wood with maybe a forest green or something like that. :)