IS IT POSSIBLE?

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Woodlvr

Woodlvr

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To remove the 1/4" thick clear resin coating that is on the old wood slab tables? My friend has a very beautiful Redwood Burl 3" thick by about 36" round table on the stump and the top is cracked all of the way across it. If not I may have some beautiful wood to make something out of as long as I can resaw it. Thank you in advance for your ideas or suggestions.
 
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Easiest way to remove a consistent depth of material across a large flat area is to use a router on a long base plate. Set up a rail on either side of the table top and get them level and the same height above the table. Then take a hardwood board twice the length and mount a router in the middle. Use a flat cutting bit and set the depth to remove however much you need, then work it back and forth across the top on the rails. Drop me a line if my explanation don't quite cut it. :)

James
 
Originally posted by jskeen

Easiest way to remove a consistent depth of material across a large flat area is to use a router on a long base plate. Set up a rail on either side of the table top and get them level and the same height above the table. Then take a hardwood board twice the length and mount a router in the middle. Use a flat cutting bit and set the depth to remove however much you need, then work it back and forth across the top on the rails. Drop me a line if my explanation don't quite cut it. :)

James
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Thats what I was thinking of.
 
I tried making blanks from a clock that was coated like that. The wood underneath was really cypress and it was very soft and crumbly. Totally useless. You might want to make some tests from underneath before going to a lot of work.
 
Thanks for your ideas. My friend would like to recoat the top if possible so that is his first thoughts, then my idea might work after that.
 
I did a bar table a few years ago. I used a chisel to remove the coating and then a belt sander to do the finish work. It was a lot of work, but in the end, it was well worth it and the table top is now used as a coffee table in a friends living room.
 
I still would do another one with a hammer and chisel. The sandpaper will clog up too quick. I think that was why we went to the chisel. The router idea does sound interesting though, might work.
 
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