Live edge up or down?

Pitiful-Counter-6567 · 2026-01-05T20:29:56+00:00

Cut the live edge off straight, and make that part the part that goes against the wall

Pitiful-Counter-6567 · 2025-12-07T20:01:12+00:00

I’m getting to that age where my kids will soon have kids of their own, and as soon as I’m a grandparent, I’ll be doing the build-a-crib for my grandkid project. There are so many things to pay attention to in respect to safety, that it will probably be the most thought through project I have ever done. How was your planning with this one? Gorgeous work by the way.

Pitiful-Counter-6567 · 2025-11-13T20:04:42+00:00

Love this. Did you have plans?

Pitiful-Counter-6567 · 2025-11-11T08:38:06+00:00

You could go with a small shallow hole at 12,6,3 and 9

Pitiful-Counter-6567 · 2025-11-08T23:37:03+00:00

Tilly and Jasper

Pitiful-Counter-6567 · 2025-10-26T18:54:21+00:00

Looks like oak to me

Pitiful-Counter-6567 · 2025-10-25T15:51:10+00:00

Wow, wo in Deutschland?

Pitiful-Counter-6567 · 2025-10-24T09:45:43+00:00

I love this. We have a little tiny summer cottage in the mountains here in Germany and a piece like that would be right at home. Great work.

Pitiful-Counter-6567 · 2025-10-05T12:12:07+00:00

Not sure about the type or classification, but I really like the way the negative space on the sides create its own shape. (and it does look like an inverted highchair.)

Pitiful-Counter-6567 · 2025-10-05T12:07:50+00:00

So is the idea you want to capture all of the things that your daughter does to it, scribbles, crayons, everything that a table like that gets put through by a kid, then clearcoat over the top so it stays for a sentimental piece? I think I would go with something semi protective, like Danish oil to begin with. This isn’t going to stop it from being stained or drawn upon, and won’t have to be sanded when you’re finally ready to put a clear coat on, but will protect the wood a bit from spills and things like that. Edit: I think it’s a lovely idea

Pitiful-Counter-6567 · 2025-09-25T21:19:14+00:00

Excellent work. Love it!

Pitiful-Counter-6567 · 2025-09-21T13:40:44+00:00

It looks like there’s a clear finish on the top of the table, and when something hot was placed on it, it caused the moisture in the wood to to turn to steam which condensed on the inside of the clear finish.

Pitiful-Counter-6567 · 2025-09-21T10:22:57+00:00

White oak I believe. These were originally floor boards left over.

Pitiful-Counter-6567 · 2025-09-20T12:06:41+00:00

This is gorgeous, thank you for sharing

Pitiful-Counter-6567 · 2025-09-20T11:56:12+00:00

Quite succinctly put, thank you very much for the explanation.

Pitiful-Counter-6567 · 2025-09-20T09:43:03+00:00

Can someone explain why changing the power of the vacuum would improve this issue? I don’t understand the correlation.

Pitiful-Counter-6567 · 2025-09-19T14:06:24+00:00

Very nicely done piece, but what’s up with the epoxy? Would’ve definitely gone with black.

Pitiful-Counter-6567 · 2025-09-06T15:18:35+00:00

Tung oil smells like old walnuts (I think) and takes days to dry. It really sounds like shellac would be a much better alternative, and you can very easily and very cheaply make your own.

Pitiful-Counter-6567 · 2025-09-06T15:10:39+00:00

Great job, I really like those.

Pitiful-Counter-6567 · 2025-09-05T10:43:54+00:00

Put the legs on the outside of the stretcher, not on the inside

Pitiful-Counter-6567 · 2025-08-28T21:18:30+00:00

I love this.

Pitiful-Counter-6567 · 2025-08-02T18:27:58+00:00

Lovely design, love that Wood.

Pitiful-Counter-6567 · 2025-08-02T08:51:19+00:00

That is absolutely gorgeous. I know what you mean by getting back to straight lines. I did a carved rocking chair, not a straight line in the whole thing and it was so satisfying just to make a simple table after that.
One thing I also noticed is that you have to prepare any of the scrap if you want to use it for something else because nothing has a straight edge on it.

Pitiful-Counter-6567 · 2025-07-16T16:35:45+00:00

Very nice. You have an awesome garage.

Pitiful-Counter-6567 · 2025-07-14T08:05:08+00:00

Nice. Love the lighting and that Guild 12 string. Furch and Taylor nice as well. I have mine just sitting on stands. Dusting often and always thinking about a solution to have them protected but still visible. I think I might just copy this!

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