| Project by LoganN | posted 01-04-2019 09:43 PM | 989 views | 1 time favorited | 3 comments |  |
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Friends of mine have a dining room table made out of a bowling alley and asked me to make some side tables for them. They liked the mission style, so I made the bases of ash in that style. These are made with dominoes
The tops are from a bowling alley floor. If you ever have the opportunity to work with some floors like this – DON’T!! Seriously, this was some terribly difficult wood to work with. The flooring is 2.75” thick, full of nails and checks, and difficult to square up. I cleaned up the sides and then did a 1/2” maple frame around them.
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pottz
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#1 posted 01-05-2019 03:15 AM
cool idea but thanks for the heads up buddy,ill stay clear.nice job though!
-- working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
therealSteveN
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#2 posted 01-05-2019 03:17 AM
I hear ya about most bowling alley lane wood. Some of the really old places actually had thick and wide wood, then someone said Laminated, and that turned into a nail-a-thon. Stuff isn’t just a PIA, it’s dangerous, like trying to woodworking a porcupine.
-- Think safe, be safe
Ivan
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#3 posted 01-05-2019 12:54 PM
Nice ’’butcher block’’ deisgn…I like the wood combination and striped top.
-- Ivan, Croatia, Wooddicted
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