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November 10, 2017, 04:14 PM
Seamus
There may be some woodworkers around here that will find this interesting.
The largest single piece table top I've ever done. A 5' x 17' piece of Angelim Pedra. Much more work than it looks like. It really did not want to stay flat or in one piece. I think it's all set now.

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November 10, 2017, 04:27 PM
PHPaul
Wowzers.

I'm strictly amateur hour, but I have some notion of what went into that.

How did you keep it from cupping and/or splitting?




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November 10, 2017, 04:31 PM
braillediver
Wow. You need a person standing next to it for perspective.

How thick is it?


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November 10, 2017, 04:40 PM
Blue Dog
That's beautiful. Good job.
November 10, 2017, 04:41 PM
armored
What does wood like that cost?
November 10, 2017, 04:43 PM
sureshot45
Very nice!



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November 10, 2017, 04:44 PM
Seamus
PHPaul, Lots of swearing at it! As far as it wanting to curl up, we let it do it's own thing for about the last five months and then added some huge homemade tite joints. After filling with epoxy, we milled it flat,then sanded and sealed as quickly as possible.

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November 10, 2017, 04:46 PM
Seamus
quote:
Originally posted by armored:
What does wood like that cost?
Prices here.


Slightly higher prices after we get done with them. Wink


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November 10, 2017, 04:47 PM
SR025
That's awesome, curious how much it weighs?
November 10, 2017, 04:49 PM
ChuckFinley
How about getting it into that 5th floor apartment?

Seriously though, beautiful, amazing work.




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November 10, 2017, 05:04 PM
Seamus
quote:
Originally posted by SR025:
That's awesome, curious how much it weighs?


Roughly 1400lbs.


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November 10, 2017, 05:09 PM
PHPaul
Nice fix!

So, some/all of that dark vein in the finished product is epoxy?




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November 10, 2017, 05:15 PM
sjtill
That's a beautiful piece of wood and woodwork.
I have two pieces of chocolate albizia I brought from Hawaii that are severely curled, and I have not previously dealt with such an issue.
I am thinking about cutting curls, or perhaps V-shaped cuts into the back of the wood (the concave surface) and epoxying while having weight on it to keep it flat.
Is there a better way of keeping it flat while the epoxy dries?
The pieces are each about 14 inches wide and about 10 feet long.

I also have a nice slab of mango about 28 inches by 6 feet, would make a nice coffee table if I ever have a house of my own so I can have a shop.


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November 10, 2017, 05:16 PM
Seamus
quote:
Originally posted by PHPaul:
Nice fix!

So, some/all of that dark vein in the finished product is epoxy?
Almost all of it. I tinted it a bourbon color. You can still see the stainless rods in the epoxy. It really doesn't come through in the pictures.


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November 10, 2017, 05:18 PM
Hound Dog
Nice. I love the grain.



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November 10, 2017, 05:24 PM
Seamus
quote:
Originally posted by sjtill:
That's a beautiful piece of wood and woodwork.
I have two pieces of chocolate albizia I brought from Hawaii that are severely curled, and I have not previously dealt with such an issue.
I am thinking about cutting curls, or perhaps V-shaped cuts into the back of the wood (the concave surface) and epoxying while having weight on it to keep it flat.
Is there a better way of keeping it flat while the epoxy dries?
The pieces are each about 14 inches wide and about 10 feet long.

I also have a nice slab of mango about 28 inches by 6 feet, would make a nice coffee table if I ever have a house of my own so I can have a shop.
That's a tough one. How thick are the pieces? Assuming you can get them flat without cracking, you may be better off machining out slots for angle iron. Make sure to oval out the screw holes to allow for movement.


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November 10, 2017, 05:36 PM
striker1
quote:
Originally posted by Seamus:
PHPaul, Lots of swearing at it! As far as it wanting to curl up, we let it do it's own thing for about the last five months and then added some huge homemade tite joints. After filling with epoxy, we milled it flat,then sanded and sealed as quickly as possible.


I have a lot of appreciation for that project. (I'd still be a little worried that it wasn't stable.)

Very impressive.



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November 10, 2017, 05:46 PM
Seamus
quote:
Originally posted by striker1:
quote:
Originally posted by Seamus:
PHPaul, Lots of swearing at it! As far as it wanting to curl up, we let it do it's own thing for about the last five months and then added some huge homemade tite joints. After filling with epoxy, we milled it flat,then sanded and sealed as quickly as possible.


I have a lot of appreciation for that project. (I'd still be a little worried that it wasn't stable.)

Very impressive.


Trust me, I'm not resting well yet! It will be mouted to three very large legs cut from a different slab. I'll feel good once it's in place and is mouted to those. It still has to make it's way up over a balcony to the second floor of an office building.


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November 10, 2017, 05:49 PM
Tejas421
Gorgeous. Was this a board room/conference room table?
November 10, 2017, 05:53 PM
Stray Round
Thanks for posting that!

That is totally amazing.

1700#? Wonder if making it will be more of an adventure than moving it.