DIY Live Edge Dining Table

[BLee15]

Moved into a new house this summer and figured I would make myself a live edge dining table. Looked at buying one already done up they were 3k-4K and thought that seemed really high but I see why now. Worth every bit of it for a quality one. Probably wouldn’t make one again. Got in a bit over my head but was able to pull through and get it all done. Below are some pics from start to finish. In all I’m about $750 into the table with legs. Kind of regret staining the table and kind of wish I kept it natural but I can go and resand/ finish at a later point if we get tired of it. Filled the cracks with about a gallon of epoxy. Slab is 7ft long 3ft wide, 2.5in thick red oak. It’s a heavy sucker for sure. Slab was $550, legs were $100, and spent about another $100 or so on epoxy, stain, a million sanding disk, and spray paint for the legs. Hope y’all enjoy!












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[JayB]

Is the epoxy coating on the entire table or did you just fill the gaps? Getting ready to do bathroom counter but need to decide on a finish coat.

Looks nice. Very unique.

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[BLee15]

Is the epoxy coating on the entire table or did you just fill the gaps? Getting ready to do bathroom counter but need to decide on a finish coat.

Looks nice. Very unique.

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Epoxy just to fill the holes. I used a stain oil based top coat to finish them out. 2 coats and sanded with 320 in between coats. Took it to 220 for the first coat on raw wood. Pretty durable finish.

[sendit]

Very nice piece of oak. Personally I would have thrown several bow ties in those cracks/checks in a contrasting colors, maybe maple or walnut.

[Dusty Britches]

Very nice!

[John Paul]

Great work!

[bassmatt72]

Looks Good!