Custom Build!
I believe I selected the correct category for this build. I just wanted to share what I am creating. I will also need some advise along the road so I wanted to get started here. You can also follow th...
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Urthworm_Life wrote:I used multiple coats of different sealers, the final coats being spar varnish. I tend to not use urethanes unless it is paramount to not change the color of the wood. Then, I will use a water based urethane. Yes, the thick urethane poured tops can be cool and adding in fossils sounds like a real interesting idea.
Thanks for the compliment on the welds! What did you use for a finish on the pine? I worry about it being too soft. I thought it would be cool to pour that urethane or whatever it is and get that super deep look. Also thought about using a router to do a dinosaur skeleton and inlay my polished fossil fragments. Then go over the top with the poly. You are so correct on the layout of wiring. What a mess but I tried to keep it as simple as possible.
Here are some pine panel images:
Table, edge banded with Ipe-
Kitchen counter top, edge banded with Ipe--
Auxiliary counter top, edge banded with Walnut--
Overall, the pine counter tops are holding up. They are soft and now have a few scratches but that's OK for a Cowboy bunkhouse. :)
