Building Wood and Resin River-Style Tables: A Step-by-Step Guide with Tips, Techniques, and Inspirational Designs

by Bradlyn Zimmerman

Overview

A Complete Guide to Making Live Edge River-Style Tables, A classy and unique addition to any space, river-style tables combine artistic elegance with everyday functionality, and this beginner-friendly guide will show you everything you need to know to accomplish these stunning pieces yourself! Featuring detailed overviews and tutorials for every step of the process from start to finish, you'll learn how select and prepare the live edge slab, make an epoxy table form, prepare, color, and pour the epoxy resin, and so much more. Also included is an inspirational gallery with over 100 images of river-style tables and furniture made by author Bradlyn Zimmerman, as well as other woodworkers, that's sure to encourage your own project. A complete guide that demystifies this amazing craft, Building Wood and Resin River-Style Tables is an absolute must-have to equip yourself with all the skills and knowledge you need to make your very own one-of-a-kind table! Inside This Book, A complete, step-by-step guide for beginners to building a live edge river-style table, or other epoxy resin and wood surface, from beginning to end, Features detailed overviews for each step of the process, including tools, safety, selecting wood, preparing live edge slabs, preparing and pouring epoxy, sanding, mounting, finishing, and more, Includes clear guidance on how to build a form for the epoxy-both colored and clear-as well as how to make your own base, Contains a gallery of over 100 images of real-life river-style tables and other furniture contributed by woodworkers and artisans for additional inspiration and encouragement

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781497103023
Publisher:	Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	11/08/2022
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	130,097
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.40(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

Overview of Building a River-Style Table 8

Gallery 10

Tools and Materials 66

Safety 70

Chapter 1 Introduction to Live Edge Furniture 71

Chapter 2 Selecting Live Edge Slabs 74

Chapter 3 Preparing Live Edge Slabs for Pouring Epoxy 77

Chapter 4 Making an Epoxy Table Form 84

Chapter 5 Preparing and Coloring Epoxy 90

Chapter 6 Pouring a River-Style Table 93

Chapter 7 Cutting, Sanding, and Machining the Tabletop 102

Chapter 8 Making, Mounting, and Finishing Table Legs 113

Chapter 9 Finishing the Tabletop 122

About the Author 126

Photo Credits 126

Index 127