| Project by Bradley Sorenson | posted 05-17-2012 07:29 PM | 108543 views | 31 times favorited | 50 comments |  |
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This was a counter top project I was a partner on. My woodworking mentor and I designed, installed, and finished these counter tops from absolute start to finish. Literally from logging the tree out of the forest, slab cutting it on a log mill, shaping, sanding, installing and so on.
There are a lot of rustic “second home” log homes and cabins in the town where I live, this was one of them.
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SASmith
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#1 posted 05-17-2012 07:45 PM
Welcome to Lumberjocks.
Wonderful work.
Love that live-edge.
What kind of finish did you use?
-- Scott Smith, Southern Illinois
Jamie Speirs
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#2 posted 05-17-2012 07:51 PM
That is so nice
Jamie
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#3 posted 05-17-2012 08:29 PM
Sweet! Very nice work.
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Bradley Sorenson
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#4 posted 05-17-2012 08:51 PM
Hello Jamie Speirs and Hello Scotland! Hope I can visit your country some day! Thank you much for ALL of your generous comments!
SASmith, thank you! That finish is many coats of Teak oil followed by a water resistant coat of Spar urethane. If I have to use a urethane, I generally use Spar over Poly in wet location areas because of the water resistant rating.
IndianJoe
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#5 posted 05-17-2012 08:54 PM
Welcome to Lumberjocks.
Love it what kind of wood is it ?
-- Nimkee** Joe
Bradley Sorenson
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#6 posted 05-17-2012 09:27 PM
Hi Joe, and thank you.
that wood is Alligator Juniper (or Juniperus deppeana Steud). A fragrant semi-soft wood much like cedar.
jcees
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#7 posted 05-17-2012 09:31 PM
Love the live edge work. GORGEOUS!
always,
-- When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world. -- John Muir
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#8 posted 05-17-2012 09:35 PM
Thats absolutely fantastic, these look AWESOME!
Welcome to LJ’S
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#9 posted 05-17-2012 09:59 PM
Awesome counters! Welcome To Lumberjocks I’m a newbie too
-- The College Woodworker
SASmith
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#10 posted 05-17-2012 10:00 PM
Thanks for the tip on the finish.
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#11 posted 05-17-2012 10:01 PM
Awesome!
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#12 posted 05-17-2012 10:03 PM
That is great. I wish I could get wood like that. You do wonderful work.
-- Peter, A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still.
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#13 posted 05-17-2012 10:03 PM
OK, I’m a live edge junkie. I think it is absolutely beautiful. Glad to see you with LJ’s. Already looking forward to future projects.
-- Nature created it, I just assemble it.
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#14 posted 05-17-2012 10:07 PM
I freakin adore those countertops! I am officially lusting now
-- Nancy
Bradley Sorenson
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#15 posted 05-17-2012 10:23 PM
Thank you all so much! I’m truly flattered to have fellow woodworkers post comments like these.
Wish I would have found this web site sooner, sure feel at home!
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