Blood bog oak coffee table out of an exploded bog oak cookie slab
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- Опубликовано: 3 июн 2023
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I made a cookie slab coffee table out of bog oak wood and dark red epoxy resin. Bog oak is a rare and precious wood that has been preserved in bogs for thousands of years. It is known for its dark, rich color and its intricate grain patterns. You can learn more about bog oak here: www.wood-database.com/bog-oak/
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Welcome to my woodworking channel. I am passionate about taking the most wonderful woods mother nature created and turning them into beautiful objects of day to day use. This is not a DIY channel about teaching the woodworking craft, showing you new and nifty techniques about how to build wooden objects or anything alike. It’s about celebrating nature’s beauty and providing inspiration for projects of your own.
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Alternative wood names: Bog oak, Abonos, morta, Madera de turbera, Roble de tubera, Quercus, Morta, Roble fosil, Mooreiche, Sumpfeiche
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Another beautiful piece my friend. A perfect blend of color. I love the deep fiery red against the oak. Gorgeous. For some reason, it reminds me of Game of Thrones.
Thank you Henry - I really love how the dark bog oak combines with the dark red and keep using it :D Maybe it reminds you of this? ruclips.net/video/lT0CdPWhdc0/видео.html
@@Woodensoul yup that’s it! Simply gorgeous.
@@Woodensoul p.s. on our last week of our Italy stay. From Puglia, to Umbria, to Venice, now Genoa. Simply stunning scenery, wine, food, etc.
@@HHWS Italy is the best! Enjoy!!
woooow amazing job! a masterpiece!
Thank you very much for your kind words 🙏🏼👊🏼
Is the name Aviendha a reference to the character from the Wheel of time series of books by Robert Jordan?
That is correct, Dhufish 👊🏼
Hi. Hoping for some advice from someone who works with epoxy a lot ... Apologies in advance for length.
I've kept an 800mm diameter spalted Beechwood cookie slab indoors for over a year and recently started working it - first flattening and then bridging some smaller cracks running in from the edge with bowties.
These cracks are max 1 to 4mm wide, 50 to 150mm long and 55mm deep (the thickness of the flattened slab).
I used an expoy resin kit from Amazon that I have had good results with before. It isn't deep pour as while the cracks are 55mm deep, they are very thin - not sure if this was my first mistake?
I accurately weighed the A+B and pigment was 3% and I'm happy it was all fully mixed.
Unfortunately I chose to "use up" resin that I had bought 23months earlier and it hasn't set up after 3 weeks. The epoxy is now a grainy rubbery consistency that I can pick out of the wider cracks.
The bowties are fine but there are now (small) cracks between the epoxy and the wood and I just don't know what to do.
Do I try to remove the epoxy (not really sure how) and repour, or is the whole project ruined?
I really hope there is a way to salvage the piece as I had done a lot of work before the epoxy pour...
Any advice gratefully received.
Hi Nils. Happy to help. Overall this doesn't sound good, I agree with you. You seem to have two problems:
1. Your slab might not be dry. If you waited only 1 year after chopping the tree, and it was a think slab, it won't have dried out. The fact that there are cracks where the bowties are, is a sign that the slab might still be wet. Did you measure the rest humidity? It should be max. 12% for it to be workable.
2. I HATE resin that doesn't cure. I can't tell if the resin was old, or you screwed up the ratio, but if it didn't cure after three weeks, you need to remove it. That is fiddly and nasty. You can scrup, sand, use rags, whatever works for you to get it out. It's really painful and in some cases, I have thrown the slab away because it was not feasible.
Sorry to not share better news.
Thank you so much for the quick reply!
I am currently going at the epoxy with my smallest chisel and at least trying to clear out what I can reach.
I am very much a DIY / enthusiast woodworker and as my timber supplier has been great to date, I've not invested in a moisture meter, which I am now giving a lot of consideration too!
I think it probably was old epoxy more than anything else. So now I know the answer to "what's the worst that could happen" (maybe something worth exploring - I liked your tips for keeping Rubio but I think epoxy just ages regardless of storage?).
I have invested a lot of time into the slab to date, so I'm going to see if I can rescue it before I give up!
Thanks again - I really appreciate you taking the time to answer and I've learned a lot from your videos (When I went no where for 2 years in lock down, I invested what I saved in holidays / transport and bought a Shaper Origin and your videos on that and various bit comparisons have been a great resource for me)!
Honestly, I have never had epoxy resin go out of date, so I looked it up, and apparently "Epoxy resins can last for a year, unopened, and properly stored. You should keep them in a dark, cool place that's climate-controlled. A closet is a perfect place for this.". I have certainly used resin that was older than one year, but yeah, using it up fast and storing it in cool places helps (I live in Switzerland and my shop is rather cold, so that might help).
I am pumped you find my videos helpful - that is why I make them. Thanks for watching and don't hesitate to reach out again if you need my help.