I had a lot of fun building this live edge river table, but I also learned a TON from my mistakes, as I do with each one of my projects. My wife, Lisa introduced me to a Fusion Mineral Paint line which we used to seal the wood and give it a nice, finished look. Starting with a 60 grit sandpaper for heavy sanding and striping, working our way up to 4000 grit sandpaper for the epoxy section of the table to make sure it was nice and clear.
There was a TON of sanding to do on this table. Once the layers of the epoxy were dry, we took it out of the form to start sanding. Every time we did a new pour, we took a torch to the epoxy to get rid of any air bubbles as best we could. Because the epoxy we used was a thick pour up to 1”, we needed to do three pours before it was finished. Once we poured it, we needed to let it set for 24 hours. We wiped down the form so that we were (virtually) dust-free for our epoxy pour. Once we cut the piece of claro walnut, we fit the wood into the form and it fit like a glove. Once the form was built, Derek and I cut the slab to size with my track saw, choosing the parts of the live edge that we wanted very carefully. We wanted to make sure we would be able to peel the table out once the epoxy dried. Once it had acclimatized, Derek and I went to work on it by building a form for it out of MDF (Medium-density fiberboard) and then covering the entire form with Tuck Tape to make sure that the epoxy wouldn’t stick to the MDF. I took the wood back to my shop and let it acclimatize for a few days before starting to work on it. Thought would be cool to incorporate into the river table.
When speaking with Mel, the owner, he informed me that there were still the remnants of a bullet in this piece of wood, that he assumed was from a hunter, or target practice, which I Its grain was so beautiful, and the live edge was so unique that I knew this was the right piece of wood for my river table. I had a rough idea of the look that I was going for, and while I had my mind set on Walnut for the River Table, I knew the right piece would call to me, no matter what kind of wood it was.Īs I walked through the store I found a beautiful piece of claro walnut. Picking the Live Edge WoodĪfter discussing the size and design of the table with our kitchen designer, Andi, it all started with a trip to Exotic Woods. My version incorporated epoxy, because of where it was situated in the Suburban House. Between the two pieces, you fill the river in with an epoxy resin, or glass top. Often when you see a live edge table, the natural edge of the wood is faced to the outside of the table, but with a river table, you turn the live edge inward, so that it mimics the contours of a river. The river table places pieces of live edge wood on the outside of the table. As soon as we started incorporating river elements into our Suburban House, I knew this was the perfect opportunity to build that table. I have always loved the look of them, but never had the chance to make my own. I had only seen them online and a few in person. I am a carpenter by trade and have worked on many projects over the years, but Holmes and Holmes Season 2 was my first time building a Live Edge River Table.
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