Michael Donahue
05-26-2009, 9:05 PM
Hey folks! A friend of my mom's had built a trestle table out of pine they cut down on their property a while back (I'm thinking the 70s based on the color of the stain!). They passed it on to me to use in an apartment I had at school a few years back. I used it for a while but it was in rough shape so it got retired.
I want to use the wood to make a new computer/work table so I'm looking for some advice and design ideas. The boards are close to 1 3/4" thick now but some of that will be lost in cleaning it up and planing/sanding it down. I like the rustic look of the wood (cracks and all :)) and want to build a table roughly 30"x6'.
I'm looking for any tips or advice you can give me. I like the rustic look of the knots/cracks and the patina that the wood has, so what style of table would work well with this? I don't want to do another trestle table because the stretcher always got in my way underneath! What kind of finish would you use on this? I won't be writing directly on it because the wood is so soft anyway, but I want it to be durable without being plastic-y like the old super thick poly finish was. Also, how would you treat the cracks? Epoxy, or maybe darker wood filler? They don't seem structural FWIW.
Thanks for the help!
I want to use the wood to make a new computer/work table so I'm looking for some advice and design ideas. The boards are close to 1 3/4" thick now but some of that will be lost in cleaning it up and planing/sanding it down. I like the rustic look of the wood (cracks and all :)) and want to build a table roughly 30"x6'.
I'm looking for any tips or advice you can give me. I like the rustic look of the knots/cracks and the patina that the wood has, so what style of table would work well with this? I don't want to do another trestle table because the stretcher always got in my way underneath! What kind of finish would you use on this? I won't be writing directly on it because the wood is so soft anyway, but I want it to be durable without being plastic-y like the old super thick poly finish was. Also, how would you treat the cracks? Epoxy, or maybe darker wood filler? They don't seem structural FWIW.
Thanks for the help!