Lucas Mill Elm Slab Table.

[Billhook]

First attempt at dining table.  My wife has been busy with the Tung oil.   We used the Lucas planer then the Lucas sander both worked well and were easy to set up.

Having trouble deciding on the legs.  Initially tried three X shaped black metal but they looked too much like a trestle table, sprayed them gold, better but not right.

 

 

 

Edited yesterday at 17:43 by Billhook
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[Big J]

That's beautiful - well done! 

[Rich Rule]

Lovely.  
 

I helped a mate mill some fallen oak a couple of winters ago.  Got some pretty nice looking boards.

 

I went on his stag do in June and we all started at his house.

 

I hadn’t even realised he had used the boards but his dining table looked pretty stunning.

 

 

[Johnsond]

5 hours ago, Billhook said:

First attempt at dining table.  My wife has been busy with the Tung oil.   We used the Lucas planer then the Lucas sander both worked well and were easy to set up.

Having trouble deciding on the legs.  Initially tried three X shaped black metal but they looked too much like a trestle table, sprayed them gold, better but not right.

 

 

 

Getting hard to come by that size nowadays. 

[Oldfeller]

I would love to do something like these beautiful tables, but alas my cottage is very small, and a smaller one would not have the impact or be able to show the natural features of the slab to as good an affect. 

but they are all great examples.

[Billhook]

12 hours ago, Rich Rule said:

Lovely.  
 

I helped a mate mill some fallen oak a couple of winters ago.  Got some pretty nice looking boards.

 

I went on his stag do in June and we all started at his house.

 

I hadn’t even realised he had used the boards but his dining table looked pretty stunning.

 

 

Yes those legs look much more sturdy than the X shaped ones

[Rich Rule]

That was one of the reason I posted the pics.  As well as a fine looking table, the legs seemed to really finish it in a good way.

[Billhook]

2 hours ago, Rich Rule said:

That was one of the reason I posted the pics.  As well as a fine looking table, the legs seemed to really finish it in a good way.

Can you take me through the whole process.  What saw did you cut the slab with, how did you plane it and sand it and what oils did you use and how did you apply the oils/ varnish and how many coats 

My wife has ordered some squarer legs and I will post a piccy if they look ok

And did you fill the cracks or just leave them

Edited 4 hours ago by Billhook

[Rich Rule]

My friend did it all.

 

He sent off the slab to another guy who planed it AFAIK.  Cracks were filled with a clear resin and then some oil or coating.

 

Sorry I don’t know the full details, I just saw the table at his house and it looked great.

[Billhook]

I decided not to use resin so used wood glue and the fine sawdust from the sanding.  Seemed to work.

 So my wife has put at least half a dozen coats of Tung oil.  How should we finish it off or is that ok.  Does it need sealing with something or left to breathe?