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A Walnut Slab table – with 20 legs!

05.03.2018 by rich // Leave a Comment

My company has a cool tradition where every employee gets a pair of red Converse All-Stars when they start. We also give a pair to every customer!

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And, we needed a coffee table for a small meeting room at our office.

This was the result!

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I made two videos about the construction of this table. The first shows the whole process of building the table. The second shows how I used Vectric Aspire to make 20 soles to hold the shoes on the legs of the table.

The walnut slab started out like this – roughly finished at the KJP Select Hardwoods shop. I had to sand it to a nice smooth 320 grit finish, and remove all the debris and loose bits from the unfinished edges of the slab.

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I used Vectric Aspire to drill the holes for the legs. The dowels were all slightly different in size, so I had to make 5 different hole sizes to accommodate the differences.

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I finished the top with Rubio Monocoat, which is a two-part oil finish. It’s very easy to use – you mix the two parts, then apply the finish, and wipe it off after 5 minutes. There is no point in doing more coats, or letting the finish sit longer. The finish drys in 24 hours, and is completely sealed after a week. The finish is designed for use on floors as well, so it holds up well on a table.

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Here are some more views of the process and the finished table.

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Categories // CNC Router, Woodworking Tags // Aspire, Converse, V-Carve Pro, Vectric, Video, Walnut Slab

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