Table From a Slab Of Ash - Woodworking
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
- Another table gets shipped off to it's new home at the offices of a local newspaper outlet in Sweden. Made from a single slab of ash. In 2018 I salvaged a fair amount of logs at a private residence, they all came from a big ash tree that was 189 years old. Later that year I cut them on my sawmill and now the slabs are nice and dry and ready for use. If you have any questions about any particular step of the build feel free to ask them in the comments and I'll reply as soon as I get the chance.
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I dig it.
Beautiful work! You are a fantastic craftsman. Your editing is very peaceful and relaxing. Looking forward to watch your other videos now.
Very beautiful piece of Ash . It's highly underated in my opinion. Ash has similar colors and characteristics to white oak and is much cheaper to buy , easier to work with. Great job 🍻
Once the ash popped the top of the vase then it's covers the down by the ash
Riktigt jäkla fint arbete!
Well done!
Your work is Way beyond my capabilities. I cannot do almost your most diminutive jobs. But I SO respect and admire your Talent, Vision, and Capabilities, that I watch your videos for entertainment more than anything else. You, Sir, are a Legend.
Peace.
You are too kind. And hey, your comment really lifted my spirits, been struggling all day in the workshop. Just got inside, poured a cup of coffee, saw your comment, and it gave me a big smile. Thanks man.
@@backstromwoodwork566 Hey, that's what Your video did for me! I think we are more alike than we are different. I used to work like this, but now I'm 68 and retired. I still do some wood work, but not Nearly the quality or capability that you do. And it brought me a joy this morning to get this note from you.
Beautiful, a timeless work of functional art.
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Oh really?
That is one amazing slab. Great looking table!
Thanks Mike!
Great video. I appreciate the information you share. Very informative.
Thanks John!
Amazing work. Beautiful result. Great editing.
Thanks again, it means a lot 👍
Very nice
Thanks man :)
A very nicely done video , to speak nothing of the beautiful table you created.
Thank you Nathan!
Beautiful work. Subbed
Awesome! Thanks.
Why don’t you have more subs?? Love everything you upload!!
Haha thanks man! Happy to hear that.
I totally agree he has a superb channel that I really enjoy watching
Thats awesome, glad to hear that. Lots more content coming shortly.
Why did you take the right side of the wood (where the core should be) as the underside? Great project by the way
Thanks Andreas. No particular reason other than it looked the best :)
@@backstromwoodwork566 thank you
Love Ash! We have a ton of ash trees that fell, had milled and now I turn into tables. By far one of the most underrated woods! This was a great build. Side note.. how do you like the Makita saw? Ive been tying to decide on Makita or Festool.
Cool! Yeah definitely underrated. I like the makita, the only thing i wish it had was just a little bit more depth of cut, i think it maxes out at 55mm. But other than that it’s been great. With a sharp blade it makes a very square and straight cut. I own other festool machines and they are definitely a joy to use, so you cant really go wrong with a festool if you have the money to spend.
What finish did you use?
Amazing desk. Thanks a lot for the video. Could you share what stain you used to finish this? I would like some good stain choices for ash wood. Thanks a ton. Cheers.
Sure! The finish used was Osmo hardwaxoil (polyx) and I think I did 3 coats. Lately when working with ash I’ve been doing a basecoat of boiled linseedoil mixed with turpentine, I find it brings out more contrast in the colors of the wood since osmo can look a little dull on it’s own. And thanks for your comment!
@@backstromwoodwork566 Thanks a ton for the response. Really appreciate it.
Que le aplica como terminaciones?? Muy lindo , saludos desde Chile
3 capas de aceite osmo hardwax. Gracias por preguntarle a mi amigo
Great job, I have just bought an ash slab and looking to do a similar project soon. What did you use to finish this table? Looks really nice.
Thanks
Nick
Thank you Nick! My 3 favorite finishes are rubio monocoat, osmo and odies oil. The table in this video was finished with osmo, but most hardwaxoil finishes gives more or less the same result.
@@backstromwoodwork566 thanks for the quick response. I've noticed a few other also using the Rrubio so might give that a go and see how I get on. Thanks again, Nick
Towards the end of your video there is a still photo of a chainsaw aluminum extrusion mill, do you have information on it, I'm interested in building a similar one.
Thank you for your comments, Mark! That’s a mill I built a few years ago, and I have a couple of videos on my channel were I do some changes to it. They also show the mill in more detail. I also have a big video planned showing the entire process and a little bit of history of why I built it and how it works. It should be out by the end of the year.
Awesome, looking forward to seeing what changes have evolved since your original version. Not sure if you were able to address the sagging bar issue, the builder of the sawmill linked below has a very clever solution utilizing a strong magnet
ua-cam.com/video/Ae-Xqa-ysMA/v-deo.html
magswitch.com/product/magjig150/
Great tip! Had not seen that one but he sure did a lot of things right building that sawmill. I have a very crude way of straightening the bar (a bolt pushes up on it from underneath) but using magnets is way cooler.
@@markfromwestcoastwoodcraft7633 to address the bar sagging, and presuming you are using an Alaskan type mill which has moveaable components especially the vertical support system is to pull the verticals apart slightly and re tighten the bolts.
Amazing slab! Do you happen to know if that's black ash? And, what finish did you use? I'm guessing Rubio Monocoat, but I thought I'd ask. Great vid!
Hey Gene! Thanks man. The finish on this table was 3 coats of osmo 3032
@@backstromwoodwork566 Thanks! I'll have to try Osmo in the future.
Damn hey bro do you have any ash for sale?
Hi, what thickness of the slab did you start with? Is 55mm enough for such project?
How many trees are planted in place of one of those tables? 😳😁👍
None, mother nature has already seen to it and didnt need our help. I knew the property very well from where those logs came, It’s in the middle of a forest actually. The surrounding area has a healthy stand of ash trees, most likely younger offspring from the two older trees that was taken down. They were old, almost too old, one of them was already dead standing. It’s the circle of life I guess, and if we let nature run it’s course then there will be no need for us to go out and plant new trees because that is already happening, all the time. But thank you for asking, it’s a good question to ask 😊👍
Is this pretty profitable? Great Video !! Subscribed 👍🏽
Thanks man! Well right now table making earns me as much as my day job as a machine operator does, so it’s turning out to be fairly profitable.
How you prevent the crack ?
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What kind of finish did you use on this table?
Osmo hardwax oil
Strictly a design comment, not work flow or execution; I consider the legs of thick flat bar too 'thin' compared to the mass of the top- I'd have used a box/rectangle/or even shaped sections and welded and rounded the weld edges? The top looks- may not be- looks; out of mass proportion to the legs. Visually heavier legs would have been more aesthetically appealing in my view?
Why not just use router template for bowties- then chisel just the corner- 1/4" if you want pointed ties? The step of chiselling recess to fit- when you could cut both bow ties and recess w/ router bits & templates seems time excessive?
Hey Kevin, thanks for the feedback, love to hear some design input. What you describe is exactly what i proposed at first to the customer, but he eventually felt he wanted the legs to feel as small as possible, and so solid flatbar was used. And you’re right, that way of doing bowtied is a lot faster, I just never got around to doing it, but it’s on my to-do list 👍
Wat's the mix ratio of BLO and turp?
I just eyeball a 50/50 mix. The blo turp mix is nice sometimes to add as a pre-finish, i think it adds a little bit more warmth and contrast to the wood.
Nice. What finish is that?
Thanks man! The finish is osmo satin sheen
Vågar man fråga om ett ca pris på ett liknande bord? Bara nyfiken. :)
Självklart, ca 26000kr för ett i samma utförande. Men priser kan varierar mycket beroende på design och träslag.
This time I will do it manually with the help of Stodoys designs.