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Small Format Live Edge Dining Table

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My latest live-edge table was delivered this evening. This one being a 60×32x2” monkeypod slab atop one of my custom-designed table bases. The slab sounds somewhat small due to the client having a smaller dining area adjacent to the kitchen. However, this table does seat 6 comfortably. The slab itself features very straight grain, thankfully with no cracks that needed repair, and was topped with Rubio Monocoat Pure. (We put a small amount of mineral oil on it for the pics to give it some luster.)The base is a custom-designed splayed leg profile, with each leg being laminated 8/4 sections that are template routed. Each stretcher is mortised thru each leg and draw-bored for added strength. Each leg pair/stretcher is half-lapped at 90-degrees to each other to create the base, and 1 stretcher is shorter than the other, thereby giving it an elliptical profile, accommodating the narrow slab.We've got a TON of projects going on right now at Doc's Designs Furniture, follow us on Instagram (@docsdesignsfurniture) for the maker-centric feed and see the projects as they progress.

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Simple Cedar Live Edge Bowl

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Have a few chunks of cedar from felled local tree and tried my first bowl. I'm addicted now to turning. Finished with tung oil. Will take to work and load with candy.

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More Guitar Pic Bowls

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I,m generally not one to re create something I,ve already done but these were an exception to the original project posted hereUsing different species this time, I,ve got some walnut included.
I have a feeling that this wont be the last batch of these either, the plan is to do some more with different combinations and layouts of the laminations.Below a few pics of the construction including the lamination at the very start.Thanks for reading.Kind Regards
Anthony

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Sauron's eye

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To test my recently built bowl lathe, I performed this project using a black locus endgrain slab. Due to the unbalance, the heavy lathe of about 1,700 pounds shook mildly even at ~700 rpm (my guess, no rpm reader equipped). After turning the concentric circles, two circles were cut into segments using a router lathe (last pic). Black lines on the other circles were made by grinder wheel. A reptile eye was imbedded at the center to symbolize the Sauron's eye located in side the castle walls. This slab had small decorative burls at the outer rim.

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