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Building a Burl epoxy table Update 9/4
Posted on 8/10/24 at 2:10 pm
Posted on 8/10/24 at 2:10 pm
Here are some pics of this particular piece of wood. It’s call Mappa Burl and it’s beautiful. I’ll post pics later if anyone wants to see my build of a dining room table
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Posted on 8/10/24 at 2:43 pm to lsuson
Yes, please do! 
Posted on 8/10/24 at 5:57 pm to lsuson
There are guys on YouTube that make beautiful epoxy tables.
Like they buy a $4000 slab of wood and turn it into a $20000 table. And that price does not include the chairs that you would need to go with the table ! lol
Like they buy a $4000 slab of wood and turn it into a $20000 table. And that price does not include the chairs that you would need to go with the table ! lol
Posted on 8/11/24 at 7:35 pm to moe1967
Yeah when I finish I’ll be about $5,000 into the table
Posted on 8/11/24 at 7:53 pm to lsuson
Very cool. Are you going to sand the surface to bring it to the natural color or leave it gray?
Posted on 8/11/24 at 8:26 pm to PlaySomeHonk
Sand it very fine
Posted on 8/11/24 at 8:27 pm to PlaySomeHonk
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Are you going to sand the surface to bring it to the natural color or leave it gray?
It’s burl, therefore he will most definitely sand it and polish.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 8:14 pm to bbvdd
Here’s updates on the table. I decided on using a wire brush wheel to strip the bark off the live edge without taking off much wood. Worked great. Just have to smooth it out sanding it by hand. Buddy had a Festool saw with guides which saved me big time. Still stressful cutting down the middle knowing any screw up would be disastrous. Noticed once I cut it in half one side is warped a good bit so I’ll have to bring it get planed and take off more wood than I’d prob like but it shouldn’t be a big deal. I’ll wait till after planing to use a dremel tool to work on the small holes along the grain.
Posted on 8/23/24 at 7:39 am to lsuson
Is that Festool a TS55 or TS75? I have the 55 and always wondered if it could handle serious cuts like that if I ever wanted to do slab work. And like you mentioned, my even bigger fear is the wood tension released after making cuts. I've got a jointer and planer, but nothing that could handle that. Multiple trips to an industrial shop paying to use their equipment. You can see why these things get so pricey.
Posted on 8/23/24 at 7:43 am to Jon A thon
I can’t find page 2 
Posted on 8/23/24 at 10:40 am to lsuson
Looks good so far.
Can't wait to see that burl.
Can't wait to see that burl.
Posted on 8/23/24 at 10:50 am to Jon A thon
55 and it handled it with ease. Was a brand new blade as well. Only made two passes
Posted on 8/23/24 at 10:51 am to Jack Daniel
Haha fixed it!
Posted on 8/23/24 at 11:19 am to lsuson
Keep updating us those each stage.
Posted on 8/23/24 at 11:46 am to BruslyTiger
Will do. Getting the pieces planed this afternoon before I do anything else. Found a place in Robert that has a 52” planer.
Posted on 8/23/24 at 12:03 pm to lsuson
I’m sure if you’re bringing it somewhere, they know how to do it right, but keep in mind if you just put a twisted piece of wood through a planer, it won’t take the twist out- you’ll just have a thinner piece of twisted wood!
If you have a router and a spoil board bit, you can make a sled that can plane down the two halves. Aside from that, a drum sander would work well or a sled to go through a planer that will allow you to shim the slab until the top is flat.
Good luck! I have a few mappa, redwood, cottonwood burl and claro slabs that will be made into tables soon too!
If you have a router and a spoil board bit, you can make a sled that can plane down the two halves. Aside from that, a drum sander would work well or a sled to go through a planer that will allow you to shim the slab until the top is flat.
Good luck! I have a few mappa, redwood, cottonwood burl and claro slabs that will be made into tables soon too!
Posted on 8/23/24 at 12:32 pm to nahtanojc
I know it will still be twisted. The slab is over 2” thick so I will have room to play with the issue
Posted on 9/4/24 at 11:25 am to nahtanojc
Here’s an update to the table. Made a mistake during the second pour. I don’t know if the table shifted but the epoxy on the mold on one end wasn’t at the top of the live edge like the other end so I had to mix a little more epoxy and add to the pour. Problem is that added epoxy hasn’t set. Called the manufacturer and they said to give it a few more days. If it doesn’t set then scrape it off and just have it sanded down to the hardened epoxy. It’s not a big deal. Lose maybe a 1/4” off the table. I must not have mixed well enough. Here’s some pics. I decided on a smoke color so you can still see some of the live edge 
Posted on 9/4/24 at 2:26 pm to lsuson
The images are showing up as thumbnails for me for some reason. Does this work better?
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