it seems walnut tables are popular with me lately. This is a large claro walnut slab that I will make in to a dining table to sit 8-10.
Delivered from the freight company and on sawhorses in the garage.
Epoxy round 1:
removing excess epoxy:
some alcohol to see the grain:
I have some more small touchup spots of epoxy to do, then will do cocobolo butterfly dovetails on cracks on the top. The slab has a slight contour, so I am planing a few high spots down to get it as flat as I can.
The base will be a trestle style table base out of walnut with a long arched stretcher:
I use the blowtorch to pop bubbles in the epoxy, but still need to figure out a way to get full flooding of cracks and removal of bubbles (any input is appreciated!). I still have to usually do small touchups after the first epoxy filling. I mix a paste to wipe on the back, let it dry, then flip the slabs over to pour in from the top without it leaking out the bottom, but some cracks are so small that no matter how much I watch while the epoxy cures, it will leak in some more and not completely fill the crack (requiring a follow up epoxy application) or let a few air bubbles out that need to be filled.