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[muttley9050]

This looks awesome! Going to try and make a coffee table myself in the next couple of weeks. How did you get the top nice and smooth/flat? I haven't got access to a large planer/thicknesser.
 
Cheers, James.

Shouldn't speak for him but that top is made of 3 boards so wouldn't need a huge planer. Just a careful glue up and some sanding.

[jamesd]

54 minutes ago, muttley9050 said:

4 hours ago, jamesd said:

This looks awesome! Going to try and make a coffee table myself in the next couple of weeks. How did you get the top nice and smooth/flat? I haven't got access to a large planer/thicknesser.
 
Cheers, James.

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Shouldn't speak for him but that top is made of 3 boards so wouldn't need a huge planer. Just a careful glue up and some sanding.

The burr oak top in his picture is three boards? 

[muttley9050]

The burr oak top in his picture is three boards? 

Yes it is. Small patch of sapwood in front middle gives it away. Hard to grain match burry wood. Lovely table though

[jamesd]

44 minutes ago, muttley9050 said:

1 hour ago, jamesd said:

The burr oak top in his picture is three boards? 

Yes it is. Small patch of sapwood in front middle gives it away. Hard to grain match burry wood. Lovely table though

Ah yes I see it now! Didn't look that closely before! I presume it's easier to join thicker boards? My board is 2foot wide but only an inch thick, as I'm just doing this as a hobby will it be harder to join it back together if I cut in half to be planed?

[muttley9050]

Ah yes I see it now! Didn't look that closely before! I presume it's easier to join thicker boards? My board is 2foot wide but only an inch thick, as I'm just doing this as a hobby will it be harder to join it back together if I cut in half to be planed?

Best not to cut it if you can in my opinion. Where in the country are you.

[Coletti]

This looks awesome! Going to try and make a coffee table myself in the next couple of weeks. How did you get the top nice and smooth/flat? I haven't got access to a large planer/thicknesser.
 
Cheers, James.

A good electric planer, plenty of sanding and lots of patients. It can be done, just takes time. I'm not saying that you'll get it perfect but it'll be close enough.

[wisewood]

A good electric planer, plenty of sanding and lots of patients. It can be done, just takes time. I'm not saying that you'll get it perfect but it'll be close enough.

It can be trued up using a plunge router with a biggish flat bottom bit. Google router sled [emoji106]

[peckerwood2016]

Elm breakfast bar with elm and box section steel frames stools

[jamesd]

55 minutes ago, Coletti said:

7 hours ago, jamesd said:

This looks awesome! Going to try and make a coffee table myself in the next couple of weeks. How did you get the top nice and smooth/flat? I haven't got access to a large planer/thicknesser.
 
Cheers, James.

A good electric planer, plenty of sanding and lots of patients. It can be done, just takes time. I'm not saying that you'll get it perfect but it'll be close enough.

I thought about a decent belt sander?

[jamesd]

1 hour ago, muttley9050 said:

1 hour ago, jamesd said:

Ah yes I see it now! Didn't look that closely before! I presume it's easier to join thicker boards? My board is 2foot wide but only an inch thick, as I'm just doing this as a hobby will it be harder to join it back together if I cut in half to be planed?

Best not to cut it if you can in my opinion. Where in the country are you.

Basingstoke, Hampshire.