How To Make A Wood Slab Dining Table: Steps To Build A Wood Slab Dining Table


What Are The Steps To Build A Wood Slab Dining Table?

The customer needs to follow the below-mentioned steps in order to build a wood slab dining table:
  1. Trim: First of all trim two edges, it's up to the user to determine whether live edge will face up or down, and accordingly decide the live edge.
  2. Bark: Now remove the bark, simply place the chisel between the wood and bark and tap with a hammer.
  3. Make A Faux Live Edge: On the end of the wooden board make a sawn edge, exactly where the limb is cut.
  4. Smooth The Edges: Now start the sanding process with the help of 50-grit paper, and the remaining bark and then smooth the edges.
  5. Glue: Now its time to apply the glue, simply apply the glue on one edge of the board and spread it from end to end, wipe away any excess glue. Then line up the cut board and put clamps above it, then wait for at least 1 hour before removing the clamps.
  6. Leg Mortises: As The underside of the table is not flat, so it could wobble, in case the legs are simply attached, so its best to make the leveling jig mortises for the legs, once the jigs are made than Square the Mortise Corners.
  7. Attach The Legs: Now attach all the legs to the table with the screws with the help of the impact drill.
  8. Seal The Top: To remove all the dust wipe the table with the denatured alcohol, then with the help of the brush apply the shellac that will seal the wood, once it's dried than sand the wood with the 320 grit sandpaper.
  9. Oil The Top: Now at last oil top the table.
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