A Foolish Choice?

Looks just like a bar top to me, and I don’t drink.

Chop that puppy up and use it. It’s look better if it was used as something.

-- Shooting down the walls of heartache. Bang bang. I am. The warrior.

I’d be all for hanging that ting up on the wall and staring at it. Something about the sapwood and the bark and the size make this piece really appealing. I guess I see slabs a walnut kinda like that all the time and certainly eastern cedar boards, and while both are really cool and beautifiul, they don’t’ have the same mystique as this piece seems to have.

-- Ted

It ALREADY IS something that you appreciate. Enjoy it “as is”, also knowing that if nothing else you could always sell it for what you have in it. Can’t say that for a lot of things people buy without knowing exactly why. Congratulations and enjoy.

-- Quote from ebay tool listing: " Has nicks and dings wear and tear dust and dirt rust and pitting but in good working condition"

What beautiful Slab.

-- Ray Vanderpool

Waterfall table?

This is why I stick to buying ugly wood. That way, things can only get better once I fire up a saw.

Belford, that is a beautiful slab. It screamed “coffee table” to me. Run a center line down the length, then make 45° cuts from the center line. The 4 triangular pieces can be arranged into a square. Adjust the triangles to maximize the slab. Either use walnut or steel for the legs so they don’t visually detract from the top.

I apologize, I can’t get this to display right side up even though it is on my computer. FWIW

-- Art

I think two words apply and they are not “foolish choice” either!

-- Regards Rob

Looks like a workbench top to me. Can keep the live edges by slicing length wise and making it wider. If it’s oily, use alcohol on the edges and super glue (gotta work fast).That will help with possible movement issues. The vises can go at the ends which will also help with movement.

So it is obvious that you need to have a stone fire place built and that is the mantle. What a wonderful problem my friend.

Put a talking fish on it and put the whole thing on the wall.

M

That is a wonderful piece of wood.

helluvawreck aka Charles
http://woodworkingexpo.wordpress.com

-- helluvawreck aka Charles, http://woodworkingexpo.wordpress.com

Great looking wood, lean it against the wall.

-- Norman - I never never make a mistake, I just change the design.

Talking fish is the best Idea…

Rip it about 3/4 ths the way across, stand the narrow piece on end behind the wide and YES it would make a fantastic mantel over a stone fireplace. Oh hell..just ship it to me and I’ll show you.