The Woodshop Shed

redwood table

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Hey Lumberjocks
Just wanted to post my latest project – a redwood table for my outdoor patio. I'm in California so it's really never that harsh of an environment. I picked up a large live edge redwood slab outside Gonzalez Ca. with a fairly large section missing. A rancher had it stored in the barn for about 10 years. It's an old growth Redwood from a local forest. Luckily I was able to make the complete top out of one piece. Rare find in these parts. The tree is well over 150 years old and was greatly damaged in a forest fire. I kept the burn marks on the live edge. I flattened the slab to 2 inches taking equal amounts off each side. Next step- epoxy fill with Titanium powder dye. Total Boat is my epoxy of choice for this project. The base design was inspired by Matt Downer from Rico Col. I had a local artist, Big Al, cut the sheetmetal anvil shape on the CNC plasma. I sandwiched the two 10 gage sheetmetal pieces over a row of joined redwood 4×4's. I also welded the 1”x 3” tubes for the cross braces for the tabletop and adjustable feet. I was able trim the redwood base leaving a small section exposed on a side view. Note the squarehead bolts, one of my favorite pieces of hardware. I worked with an acid and peroxide process until I achieved the right patina then coated the entire base with clear laquer. I then put a epoxy (Total Boat) clear epoxy on the tabletop. The finished table is 72” in length, 38” width and 32” tall. One of my larger time consuming and multi-processes project to date, but worth the time and effort.
Thanks for checking out the redwood table. Next up -benches.
Greg

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Scandinavian Low Chair

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I have never made a chair before this one. I have a new respect for those who make them. All the curves and angles made it more complex than I had expected. What a great learning experience! The next one will be much easier to do. I used quarter sawn and regular red oak for everything except the skinny slats on the curved area which are ambrosia maple from a friend's back yard blowdown. Finished it with English chestnut stain and satin varnish.

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