Natural edge sofa table

[Sam Layton]

A couple of years ago when we built our fire place, I built a natural edge mantel with the bark left on. My wife then wanted a sofa table with the live edge and bark. So this is what I came up with. The wood is juniper, and the base is red oak.

The top had some natural voids in it. I wanted the top to be level and flat, so I filled the voids with turquoise. This is my first time with the turquoise inlay. Something different. Another project off the list.

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Sam

[thomas prusak]

Looks great Sam. Nice work as always

[Mark Valsi]

Nice work, I like those inlays !

[Mark Valsi]

Sam, I see you are from So. Cal. Where did you get that wood ?? tree fall down in a wind storm ?

[Shawn Pixley]

Very nice!

[Sam Layton]

Hi Mark,

I am just down the 210 fwy, east about 10 miles from you. I purchased the wood in Big Bear Lake. In the Big Bear Lake area there are numerous places selling log slabs/blanks for fireplace mantels, as well as chain saw carvings, etc. I also purchased a large slab for our fireplace mantle years ago. That is when my wife said she wanted one for a sofa table.

Sam

[jim sauterer]

looks great sam.how do you do the turquoise.looks pretty cool .thanks jim.

[Sam Layton]

Hi Jim,

This was my first time inlaying turquoise. I purchased small turquoise nuggets from Ebay. I then smashed the turquoise to a large sand consistence, and sifted it to a couple different sizes. A couple of the holes in the wood were deep. So instead of using turquoise to fill them, I used sand in the deep spots, allowing enough space on top for the turquoise. I placed the turquoise in the holes, and used thin CA glue to glue them in. Before the thin CA would set, I followed up with medium CA, I usually allowed the CA to dry overnight. I then used a belt/ROS to sand down the turquoise. I was happy with the results, and enjoyed doing something different.

Sam