Butcher Block table

xschop
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Someone in the neighborhood was remodeling and gave me these pieces. I just installed some hair pin legs that Jeff Bezos sent me. I offered to tung -oil them, but wifey wants them bare looking....

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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,949
    Neat.
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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 5,000
    edited March 2022
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  • Gardenstater
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    Are those the Gaia IV vibration isolation feet?
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  • F1nut
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    What, no custom turned aluminum legs!?!
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  • pitdogg2
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    F1nut wrote: »
    What, no custom turned aluminum legs!?!

    Disappointing....



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  • xschop
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    edited March 2022
    F1nut wrote: »
    What, no custom turned aluminum legs!?!

    Thought I mentioned wifey....
    They're going to her office, and as with most women she changed her mind when I showed her the oil applied on the bottoms for comparison...

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  • xschop
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    Gardenstater wrote: »
    Are those the Gaia IV vibration isolation feet?

    I was trying to incorporate a 1/2" SS ball and 3" cup radius.... No dice 😂
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  • skrol
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    This past weekend I was in Carlisle PA and the near by coffee shop (Denim Coffee) had butcher block tables. Something I noticed was how warped they were getting and the different woods swollen differently. I suspect they were not sealed very well and were subjected to lots of washing.

    Very good espresso drinks at Denim Coffee by the way and very friendly staff.
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,598
    edited March 2022
    skrol wrote: »
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    That appears to be oak or walnut which is very subject to warping due to it's density. The OP appears to be using Alder which is quite a bit softer. It could be protected by rubbing in a satin water based polyurethane like this:

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  • EndersShadow
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    audioluvr wrote: »
    skrol wrote: »
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    That appears to be oak or walnut which is very subject to warping due to it's density. The OP appears to be using Alder which is quite a bit softer. It could be protected by rubbing in a satin water based polyurethane like this:

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    ALDER wrong places 🤣
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  • xschop
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    ...nookin fa nub
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  • Gardenstater
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    That one cup ......Can't Get No Satisfaction.......(groan)
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