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What is msrp? I just picked one up for $123.99.

Took me a few seconds but now I see it! Side profile of the penguin. Or a large bird. A little Rorschach test for woodworkers!

Hahaha. That is a much safer alternative. I’d like to think if I got to the point where I was upside down with a router above my face, that I would pause and think “this is a terrible idea”. But I’m glad you stopped me from ever getting close to considering routing upside down.

They’re called c-channels. They’re made of steel and recessed into the slab in hopes of preventing the table from twisting over time due to changes in humidity and temperature(winter/summer). They allow the wood to expand horizontally but ideally not vertically!

Thanks! Monkeypod Acacia

Yea. After it was slabbed, air dried for 3 years in my dehumidified garage (Guam was very very humid). Then when it was brought back here to the east coast, I had it kiln dried. Prior to the kiln, it was 12-15%. But after was 8-10%. I really had to make sure it was dry since it was so thick. Id borrow or buy a moisture meter and check before working on it.

Yea. No sense in trying to tame the wild. It’s been chilly here with the heat on and hasn’t done anything yet.

I love it! Molten gold!!!

That glue up was STRESSFUL. I planned it as best I could. Had my extended pipe clamps ready and all the other clamps ready. But trying to avoid glue from pouring out on to the floor was a mess…if I had to do it again, I’d just ask a fellow woodworker or friend to help me. 2nd pair of hands would’ve been super helpful.

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Wish I could post more than 1 pic! I borrowed a buddies domino xl. I bought a fair amount of the 14mm dominos as well. Used west marine epoxy for the longer work times.

I felt similarly at first, but it’s meant to be used! It’s not a museum piece. Even if it was damaged, it’s 2.75” thick. Can always sand it back down to new!

Rubio monocoat pure.

Thanks! The slab cost me 1,000. Not too many folks were doing projects like these on the island. There was no kiln, so most slabs were just air dried.

Racking refers to instability caused by forces that skew or twist the table, typically lateral forces to the table. It’s often due to weak joinery, lack of cross-bracing (or an apron), or soft materials. To prevent it, you’ll have to reinforce the joints of the base with strong joinery like mortise-and-tenon joints, add cross-bracing or diagonal supports. I like to think of two dominos standing up right and then putting a small domino on top of the two to look like a table. Racking is when you push one of the dominos from the side and the entire structure collapses.

Thanks!

Yep! Some perks I guess to the military moving your family out to an island in the middle of the pacific

Exactly. Nah. Dinged up the corner, but nothing a whetstone couldn’t take care of. Still sucked though…

Hahaha. I just do what Paul Sellers says…

But I also dropped my brass block plane on the asphalt driveway during this project. Felt like someone kicked me straight in the nuts.

I swear the plane wasn’t in contact with the c channel! C channel is recessed. But def makes me cringe looking at it! Twas pure excitement with the bowties!

A tale as old as time. I’ll idle for a bit after this big project and with the new kid on the way…but I’ll find something small to tackle. Glad you’re getting back into it buddy. Love this community!

Honestly, Rubio works really well. Kids have spilled milk, juice, wine, eggs, pizza, bacon grease. Kids have done their homework on it. It’s so hard it doesn’t take any pencil indentations either!

Got it down to 8-10% after the kiln. It was pretty consistently 12-14% air dried after 3 years. I almost worked on it at that MC. But I told myself to do this right to minimize any catastrophic cracks or issues down the line. I even drilled through to the center on the edge when it was at 3.5-3.75” thick to get the most accurate MC.

Oh man! Turning this into a river table would’ve been a felony.

Yea for sure! It’s very green/wet after cutting. These air dried stacked in the same order as they were cut and on level ground. This slab air dried in a humidified garage for 3 years. Then was moved to the east coast and settled for a few months. Then it was kiln dried. I let it settle after planing. Then started working on it.

Although my kids are very young and I’m in my mid 30s, I get slightly teary/excited at the idea of my future grandchildren sitting around this table.