I'm not much of a furniture builder, mostly benches and rustic pieces. My neighbor has been after me for a while to build him a coffee table. I put him off as long as I could, but I finally saw'd the walnut and sent it to the kiln. I drug my feet all summer and fall, but finally got it together this week.
I used boiled linseed oil on the frame and epoxy on the top. The epoxy turned out ok, but does have a few blemishes. It's hard to get a picture of because the epoxy creates a reflection of everything around.
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Oh Yes, I would say that it "reflects" very well. Very well indeed!! ;)
Very nice table. I like the edge treatment. Gary
Great Job!
Nice indeed. bg
That is very nice.
That is amazing. smiley_thumbsup I wish I could get a finish like that on my tops. :)
Thanks for the comments guys. The epoxy is easy to use, If I can do it :D
My neighbor picked the table up this morning and was tickled to death over it. He's a big farmer, about 6'5" tall and calls everyone "Bo". He called this evening and said" hey bo, you building anymore furniture"? I said "not if I can help it".
He wants 2 end tables to match the coffee table :o
Never used epoxy as a finish. Can you explain how you did it?
Beautiful!
I'll second the request for a "how to" on the epoxy finish you used on the top.
That looks great !
There seem to be quite few brands of epoxy out there, the one I used was famowood glaze coat. It leaves a thick finish, about 1/16, per application. I used 2 coats, or pours, as the instructions calls them.
I just followed the instructions and watched a few youtube videos, but it's pretty simple. You mix equal amounts of the resin and the hardner and stir twice, 6 minutes each. Then you pour the mix onto the top and spread with a plastic tool, I used an old squeegie. The epoxy sets fairly fast, about 20 minutes, and you can use a heat gun to remove air bubbles as they form.The epoxy self levels and you can apply another coat in 4 hours, totally cured in 72 hours.
I'm not a big fan of polyeurethane, I had rather use an oil, and was hesitant to use the epoxy. I had several cracks and voids to fill in this top, as it came from the crotch of a walnut tree. Also I knew this table would see many beer cans, so I went with the epoxy top, like many tops in restaurants .
The table looks great. I can see why he wants end tables to match. That's the only trouble with doing nice work it always seems to lead to more.
The biggest thing with epoxy is to make sure that
every crack or hole is sealed so the epoxy does not
leak through.
I LOVE IT ! 8)
I spread my epoxy with a grooved trowel that you would use for grout. I use 3/16 spacing. Makes for a good even coat. You can get the Famwood at Lowes.