Project description
We are finishing the kitchen and dining area of a private house and want one proper table instead of the usual factory furniture. The idea is a dining table made from a single kiln-dried walnut slab with a transparent river of epoxy running down the middle. Planned size of the top is 230 cm long and 90 to 100 cm wide at the widest point, thickness 45 to 50 mm, with the natural live edge kept on both long sides and only lightly cleaned of bark. We have looked at slabs at a local timber yard, but if you keep your own stock, tell us what is drying in your workshop and send photos of the actual board before we agree on anything. Moisture content and the way the slab was dried matter to us more than the price.
The river should be a deep blue with a slight turquoise shift where the layer gets thinner, tinted but still see-through, so the grain and the edge of the wood stay visible through the resin. No glitter, no metallic powders, no milky clouds of pigment. All knots, open cracks and small voids in the slab must be stabilised and filled in the same tone, and the surface sanded to the point where a finger cannot feel the border between wood and resin. For the finish we would like a matte hardwax oil rated as food safe, three coats, with the underside oiled as well so the slab moves evenly through the heating season.
The base is metal and should stay visually quiet: two T-shaped legs from 60 by 20 mm profile, or a single central beam with feet, powder coated matte black. Working height 750 mm, legs set roughly 40 cm in from each end so two people can sit at the heads without hitting steel with their knees. Fixing to the slab only with sliding fasteners that allow seasonal movement. Please include delivery and assembly on site, second floor, the doorway is 80 cm wide, so the top and the base have to arrive separately.
— photo of the actual slab and its moisture reading before the start;
— a simple sketch of the base with sizes and the coating tone;
— a test piece of the tinted resin so we can approve the colour in daylight;
— realistic schedule: we expect ten to fourteen days, casting and curing included;
— care instructions for the oiled surface after handover.
The river should be a deep blue with a slight turquoise shift where the layer gets thinner, tinted but still see-through, so the grain and the edge of the wood stay visible through the resin. No glitter, no metallic powders, no milky clouds of pigment. All knots, open cracks and small voids in the slab must be stabilised and filled in the same tone, and the surface sanded to the point where a finger cannot feel the border between wood and resin. For the finish we would like a matte hardwax oil rated as food safe, three coats, with the underside oiled as well so the slab moves evenly through the heating season.
The base is metal and should stay visually quiet: two T-shaped legs from 60 by 20 mm profile, or a single central beam with feet, powder coated matte black. Working height 750 mm, legs set roughly 40 cm in from each end so two people can sit at the heads without hitting steel with their knees. Fixing to the slab only with sliding fasteners that allow seasonal movement. Please include delivery and assembly on site, second floor, the doorway is 80 cm wide, so the top and the base have to arrive separately.
— photo of the actual slab and its moisture reading before the start;
— a simple sketch of the base with sizes and the coating tone;
— a test piece of the tinted resin so we can approve the colour in daylight;
— realistic schedule: we expect ten to fourteen days, casting and curing included;
— care instructions for the oiled surface after handover.
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