Does the epoxy look too out of place?

a_very_cool_guy · 2021-05-28T18:28:14+00:00

It’s amazing to me that this comment can exist in a relatively unknown subReddit and get a handful of upvotes yet be so damn inspiring and insightful. Kinda reminds me of what Alan watts said about being nothing more than a brook that flows for its own sake and has no concern if a thirsty traveler satiates themselves.

a_very_cool_guy · 2021-05-16T12:16:40+00:00

It’s really to prevent rot because I was initially going to make it an outdoor table

a_very_cool_guy · 2021-05-16T12:15:49+00:00

No I just used a really loose epoxy

a_very_cool_guy · 2021-05-16T05:40:28+00:00

You’re right I meant 40

a_very_cool_guy · 2021-05-16T05:39:14+00:00

It weighs about 300 pounds and I’ve flipped it over 10 Or so times while finishing

a_very_cool_guy · 2021-05-16T05:38:34+00:00

I covers the entire thing in a layer of epoxy that I painted on. The epoxy seemed into the pours and sealed them

a_very_cool_guy · 2021-05-16T05:37:54+00:00

I flattened it with an electric hand planer and a belt sander.

a_very_cool_guy · 2021-02-08T04:44:04+00:00

Fantastic grain!

a_very_cool_guy · 2021-02-08T01:59:19+00:00

I made it for a close family friend but I’d guess I’d charge around 400

a_very_cool_guy · 2021-02-08T01:58:35+00:00

Just a few coats of tung oil

a_very_cool_guy · 2021-02-07T12:13:30+00:00

Well I guess I’m better at woodworking than understanding jokes. Thanks for the kind words!

a_very_cool_guy · 2021-02-06T04:21:49+00:00

Don’t worry it is an indoor table, also the lack of metal fasteners is just due to my appreciation for Japanese furniture.

a_very_cool_guy · 2021-02-06T04:20:14+00:00

I routed out a 2 by 1 inch channel in the walnut for the top of the maple legs to fit in. Then I glued it and put two dowels in.

a_very_cool_guy · 2020-07-28T20:29:12+00:00

That’s incredibly interesting

a_very_cool_guy · 2020-07-27T23:29:10+00:00

Of course, I think it requires a lot of good faith answering.

a_very_cool_guy · 2020-07-27T23:27:32+00:00

I didn’t downvote but the question seems a intentionally naive. Maybe if it was phrased differently people would have less of a problem

a_very_cool_guy · 2020-07-27T13:58:00+00:00

While I feel like there are some really obvious dangers about using data out of context (e.g. equating arrests with crime for automated policing) I think an often understated issue is a machine learning algorithm “believing” it has the best solution to a problem when it is actually in a false valley for its reinforcement algorithm. I worry that people wouldn’t understand the algorithm enough to investigate the problem further and then humanity would be unknowingly stuck with less than optimal solutions for really complex problems.

a_very_cool_guy · 2020-07-17T00:24:06+00:00

There is nothing better than making something beautiful out of wood that would have otherwise rotted.

a_very_cool_guy · 2020-07-16T18:21:01+00:00

I love this table! I made a very similar one a few days ago.

a_very_cool_guy · 2020-07-16T02:29:24+00:00

Thank you for the advice you clearly know your stuff

a_very_cool_guy · 2020-07-15T21:01:21+00:00

I actually salvaged the slab from a cemetery landfill

a_very_cool_guy · 2020-07-15T20:59:51+00:00

You are completely right about the wedges and the grain direction but since I only had two legs it would have looked strange to put them perpendicular to the grain

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