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Client I did an addition for wants me to build him (3) tables (2 coffee, 1 bar) out of sections of the Rockerfeller Center christmas tree that came from his FIL's property.
He was told to have a hole drilled in the center and coat them with latex paint. Then, leave them in a garage standing on edge for 2 years.
Now.....I have them.
I have never made anything out of slabs like this before (which I told him) and am trying to figure out the best way to do it.
Each has opened up one large crack towards the center. I will be inputting a piece of walnut and bowtie-ing it. Also, making the simple, splayed leg bases out of walnut.
My big question as I begin is.....
They have warped (pringled) quite a bit. I am trying to get the tops flat and of equal thickness and having a hard time keeping them flat enough to get started.
I made a temp frame out of 2x material, and once I released the pipe clamps.......it simply bent almost all the way back.
They average about 3"+ thick and roughly 3'-6"+ in diameter. I am assuming I will either have to use a 3x6 frame, or thin them down to a manageable 2" or less.
Any ideas.....experience with these kind of slabs?
He was told to have a hole drilled in the center and coat them with latex paint. Then, leave them in a garage standing on edge for 2 years.
Now.....I have them.
I have never made anything out of slabs like this before (which I told him) and am trying to figure out the best way to do it.
Each has opened up one large crack towards the center. I will be inputting a piece of walnut and bowtie-ing it. Also, making the simple, splayed leg bases out of walnut.
My big question as I begin is.....
They have warped (pringled) quite a bit. I am trying to get the tops flat and of equal thickness and having a hard time keeping them flat enough to get started.
I made a temp frame out of 2x material, and once I released the pipe clamps.......it simply bent almost all the way back.
They average about 3"+ thick and roughly 3'-6"+ in diameter. I am assuming I will either have to use a 3x6 frame, or thin them down to a manageable 2" or less.
Any ideas.....experience with these kind of slabs?
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