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Mesquite End Table

comments (2) December 26th, 2010 in Reader's Gallery

davehu davehu, member
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Mesquite End Table
Mesquite End Table
Mesquite End Table
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I found this Mesquite stump in the Texas Hill Country.  Mated together with a slice off a piece of another stump it made a beautiful end table.  I spent a couple of days carving off the bark and shaping wiht an angle grinder.   The center of the slab had a hole which was filled with tiny shells and filled with epoxy.   The top is fastened through pocket holes from the bottom with lag bolts,   Mesquite has a reddish tint so I finished with 5 coats of clear spar varnish.   It's heavy (about 35lbs) and use it outside (on a covered deck)  so I don't worry about the wind blowing it away!


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davehu davehu writes: I have to give my wife credit for that idea!
Posted: 7:56 pm on January 18th

cblouin cblouin writes: I like the idea of embedding seashells into the crack in the middle. It is a nice way to harness what otherwise would be looked as a flaw.

Posted: 10:19 pm on December 26th

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