Ot: live edge table

Tickdoc · #1 01-12-2018, 03:47 PM

Anyone buy much off Etsy? I’ve bought a few things, but never furniture. I came across this little tale for sale over the holidays and bought it on a whim. It was cheap...with cheap shipping. $100.00, with shipping $113.00.

Anyway, I thought it would make a nice little surprise for my wife and useful for the living room.

It arrived today and is just gorgeous.

To me.

I put a coat of linseed oil on it and man the grain just pops. Maybe a little quirky with the three legs and the live edge shape, but I love it.

You would’ve thought I bought her the one legged lamp off a Christmas story. Hates it.

“You can put it in your bike room” was her suggestion.

So, what do you think of my new bike room table?

thunderworks · #2 01-12-2018, 04:15 PM

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I've been a furniture maker for 25 years and a lot of my work (in the last 6 or 7 years anyway) has used live-edged lumber. I find it very intersting.
This is one of my pieces.
http://www.thunderworksinc.com/portf...ee_table01.htm)

Most makers who work with live-edge material have been influenced by George Nakashima, a fascinating man who introduced the material to the studio furniture movement in this country in the second half of the 20th century. He lead an inspirational life and was wonderfully creative and thoughtful.

It's not everyone's cup of tea however. Your piece has a nice top. Maybe not the most interesting leg treatment, but that comment only reflects my visual preferences.

Sorry your wife isn't too whipped up about the table. It was a thoughtful gift.

Tickdoc · #3 01-12-2018, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by thunderworks

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I've been a furniture maker for 25 years and a lot of my work (in the last 6 or 7 years anyway) has used live-edged lumber. I find it very intersting.
This is one of my pieces.
http://www.thunderworksinc.com/portf...ee_table01.htm)

Most makers who work with live-edge material have been influenced by George Nakashima, a fascinating man who introduced the material to the studio furniture movement in this country in the second half of the 20th century. He lead an inspirational life and was wonderfully creative and thoughtful.

It's not everyone's cup of tea however. Your piece has a nice top. Maybe not the most interesting leg treatment, but that comment only reflects my visual preferences.

Sorry your wife isn't too whipped up about the table. It was a thoughtful gift.

Beautiful work! I reallly like the cross-cross table...very simple and elegant.

providence · #4 01-12-2018, 04:56 PM

I decided to try my hand at one a few years back for a coffee table. One of the gal's uncle as a pretty nice set up. We went looking through his ravine, found an old fallen tree that would suffice, lugged it up, and we went to work with this fine machine:

Brought the slab home and worked on it during my spare time. Came out pretty nice given my minimal wood working experience. Still holding up well too!

Tickdoc · #5 01-12-2018, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by providence

I decided to try my hand at one a few years back for a coffee table. One of the gal's uncle as a pretty nice set up. We went looking through his ravine, found an old fallen tree that would suffice, lugged it up, and we went to work with this fine machine:

Brought the slab home and worked on it during my spare time. Came out pretty nice given my minimal wood working experience. Still holding up well too!

Nice work, and a beautiful dog, too.

woolly · #6 01-12-2018, 05:45 PM

That leg lamp is pretty sweet too. Just sayin'. . .

William · #7 01-12-2018, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by woolly

That leg lamp is pretty sweet too. Just sayin'. . .

Its from Italy!

William

Louis · #8 01-12-2018, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Tickdoc

You would’ve thought I bought her the one legged lamp off a Christmas story. Hates it.

I'm sure she'd change her mind about the table if you got a leg lamp to put on it...

wc1934 · #9 01-12-2018, 06:43 PM

You paid $100. Wow!!!!

Peter P. · #10 01-12-2018, 06:52 PM

Tickdoc; listen to your wife.

Take a couple cues from thunderworks and providence; they've got taste, and do nice work, too!

cadence90 · #11 01-12-2018, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Tickdoc

i“You can put it in your bike room” was her suggestion.

So, what do you think of my new bike room table?

I can understand your wife's pov; live edge or not, those legs are completely out of place with that top.

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tylercheung · #12 01-12-2018, 07:09 PM

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I can understand your wife's pov; live edge or not, those legs are completely out of place with that top.

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Fortunately, you can go back to Etsy and get some nice table legs! They have some black cast iron ones that look really nice.

cadence90 · #13 01-12-2018, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by tylercheung

Fortunately, you can go back to Etsy and get some nice table legs! They have some black cast iron ones that look really nice.

Wow, you may have just trend-spotted/invented a new word!

"Hey, I see that you upEtsyed your Etsy!!! Noiiice!!!"

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providence · #14 01-12-2018, 07:18 PM

Yep. New table legs are a quick fix. The top looks great, just would benefit from more appropriate legs IMO.

dustyrider · #15 01-12-2018, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by thunderworks

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I've been a furniture maker for 25 years and a lot of my work (in the last 6 or 7 years anyway) has used live-edged lumber. I find it very intersting.
This is one of my pieces.
http://www.thunderworksinc.com/portf...ee_table01.htm)

Dang! That maple board on the double rail table is dreamy. Nice work.

To the OP: embellish your table with some old bike parts and it will fit right in.