I picked up some fruit wood and decided to make a couple of end tables. The first table I made with hairpin legs. The other piece of fruit wood was quite narrow, so I had some custom steel legs built for the table.
Wood type: plywood and knotty pine (optional)
Finish: White semi-gloss paint with a water based polyurethane
Hardware: 1-1/2 Inch Nickel Piano Hinge, hooks (optional) and a lid supports.
Finish: White semi-gloss paint with a water based polyurethane
Hardware: 1-1/2 Inch Nickel Piano Hinge, hooks (optional) and a lid supports.
I removed the bark from the edges. Then used a steel wire brush to remove the remaining bark from the edges until I got the look I was trying to achieve.
One of my live edge pieces was not square, it was too big to run through my 6" jointer. It was only slightly off, one of the hairpin legs was too long my a few mm. So I was lazy and rectified it by making a mortise for the hairpin bracket with a chisel.
After a few applications of epoxy, then comes the repetitive sanding and then a few coats of polyurethane to protect your hard work.
Once I removed the bark to a desired level (personal preference), I started to fill the large cracks with "G2" epoxy glue. For the very fine hairline cracks, I used "Hot Stuff" CA glue which is renowned for their incredibly fast curing time and high strength bond.
Project Complete!