Claro Slab Top Table

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Added on December 6, 2010

From: Dan Mosheim

Location: Dorset, VT

Amateur or Pro: Pro

Finish Used: Three coats brushed on poly with two wiped on coats wiping poly

Wood Species: Claro Walnut

Project Description:
A bird’s eye view of this 48 x 120 x 3″ thick slab. We figure conservatively that the table weighs at least 400 pounds assembled and I am unable to pick one end off the floor without feeling like I might hurt something. For shipping to Montana, the slab will unbolt from the base and the 5 part base will be disassembled.

First step was to use my trusty 25 year old 3.5″ Makita hand held planer to smooth the rough sawn top. Then since we had other stuff going on in the shop, the preliminary planing and cutting was done at my garage. We also laid in a few strategic butterflies.

For more information about this project as well as all of Dan’s incredible work, check out Dorset Custom Furniture.

Discussion

Bryan Huot December 6, 2010 12:56 pm

what a beautiful table. love the butterflies and the finish really brings out the depth in the grain. nice work!

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william swick December 6, 2010 1:52 pm

very nice,Looks like a lot of work.

William

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Jonathan December 6, 2010 2:03 pm

Wow.

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Vic December 6, 2010 3:55 pm

I saw this a while back on your site, Dan. You really do some incredible work!

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Jeff Waggoner December 6, 2010 4:45 pm

This is beautiful. I have been following it on their site since seeing it on “What Marc is reading”

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Brian December 6, 2010 6:07 pm

Nice chunk of wood.

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Claude Stewart December 6, 2010 7:55 pm

I agree Wow!

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mark williams December 6, 2010 10:28 pm

Dan,
I am on your site quite a bit. I saw this there and some of your other stuff during your guild interview, truly amazing. I love the butterflies but one question (keep in mind I am very new) how much will movment along the split impact the butterflies?

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Ben December 6, 2010 10:32 pm

Yikes, that’s an incredible piece of wood! Where did it come from, how much did it cost, how long did it take to plane it, how long was the project start-to-finish, and how much does that sell for?!?

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Larry Clinton December 7, 2010 12:01 am

Beautiful table, Don. You do some wonderful work as I saw on your website. I saw a slab of Bubinga at a Rockler store once and dreamed of making it into a table but it was way out of my price range. One day, maybe.

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Peter December 7, 2010 8:13 am

Everytime I see a slab of lumber like that at my local hardwood dearler, I always want to make something like that. Nice job

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Mike M December 7, 2010 8:30 am

That is a great looking table! I am sure it will be enjoyed by many!

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Dave O December 8, 2010 7:33 am

I wonder how long you have to let a piece of lumber like that dry to reach an acceptable moisture content.

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Ryan December 8, 2010 10:31 pm

Awesome. Great detail in the dovetails.

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lynxsg December 11, 2010 12:49 pm

remarkable! I love the natural edge of original wood.

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Frank Kovach December 20, 2010 2:20 pm

I am wondering what is the criteria for thickness? Do you decide how thick you want something like this to be, or do you just work with what you got, so to speak? I know you had to flatten it, but were going for a certain thickness? How in the world does a customer commission something like this? “Hey, I want you to build me an impossible, once in a lifetime table out of a piece of wood that you can’t actually shop for, just here’s a few thousand bucks and call me when something like a 4 inch thick slab of walnut falls into your hands.”

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Frank Kovach December 20, 2010 2:23 pm

I forgot to ask about the five part base. In the pic, I could only identify three, maybe four parts. Curious about that.

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Arnold January 3, 2011 4:40 pm

I’m in love.

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Nicko August 18, 2011 1:12 am

One word, and one word only…. sexy. That is a very sexy table

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Al July 29, 2014 6:46 am

Hi,
Gorgeous table. Did you fabricate the base, design it and have it fabricated or just purchase it somewhere?

Thanks,

Al

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