Ordered 72 board feet of 16ft. long 5/4 basswood.
Four feet of it rode inside the truck with me and about three feet stuck out the back.
Back at the shop, I sized and sanded every board into 8ft. planks.
I scarred, mangled, beat, and gouged the boards before randomly applying an aging solution I make myself organically (I won't say what is in it exactly).
After the aging solution and a light coat of stain was applied.
You can see some of the distress marks, but not in much detail.
I used my own staining technique to accent certain spots and mixed up a tinted carnauba wax at this point.
After shading, before waxing:
After one coat of melted wax:
This shot shows a better representation of the distress and color shading I used:
Steel bands inset/inlaid on the bottom of the base, and solid steel caster wheels installed.
The center shelf also has six inlaid steel bands, while the top shelf has ten of them.
I finished the bottom of each shelf a little darker than the top intentionally for shadowing from overhead lighting.
21ft. stick of 3/4" I.D. x 1" O.D. black steel pipe.
Sectioning of pipe into twelve pieces.
The pipe legs cut and beveled, ready for the flanges to be welded on and installed to build the table.
I wanted to do an authentic, hand-made pipe flange instead of just buying some off the shelf, so I drilled twenty-four flanges on the drill press. The one I am holding without the holes around the perimeter is how each of those began their life.
Each end of the pipe has a flange welded to it.
This is the jig I built to hold everything within the right tolerances and completely square to weld the interior of the pipes to each flange.
After assembly:
Zinc-coated screws to complete the look:
The finished product stands:
8ft. Long
3ft. High
16in. Deep
There are solid steel casters underneath so it can be easily moved.
This piece was commissioned by Red House Global Brand Architects in Alpharetta, Georgia.
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