Cedar & Epoxy Coffee Table Build Part 1

Milling lumber for the table build.

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Cedar can have some beautiful colors and grains. I make a good bit of stuff out of it. I also like reclaimed house wood. Wood from old houses is a whole lot different from what you buy, not just in the color, but the hardness and the grain structure. Also, the rust stains around the nail holes add a little character. Looking forward to seeing the finished table.

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The cedar is left over from a tree on my father-in-law's place that got mistakenly cut by surveyors. He had a friend close by with a sawmill who cut it into planks for me. This plank is the last of it other than small bits. The picture is the bottom side. I have to do another epoxy pour to finish the top. Hoping to have it done soon.

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@@thehappychiselllc I invested in an Alaskan chainsaw mill. It costed a little over 100 bucks and I've salvaged a pile of slabs with it. It's hard work and you need a powerful chainsaw but it's worth the trouble and the cost if you have access to logs or big limbs.

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Cool! A saw mill is on my wish list. For now I'm getting by with my band saw.@@timkeel359