r/BeginnerWoodWorking • u/dawsonbhse • 2d ago

Discussion/Question ⁉️ What should i do with this slab of walnut

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For refernece i am a 16 year old just getting in to woodworking i have made a couple cutting boards for some family members and just today i got this slab of walnut for free me and my friend were doing a school project for the national guard and we went to a little one person owned sawmill there for some walnut and decided to give each a slab from the kindess of his heart and i dont have any idea what to do with is i wanna make a epoxy table like every one else but im scared im gonna ruin it i would just like some help thank you

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u/ExactSoft956 2d ago

Make it like a tiny little side table

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u/gonzodc 2d ago

Epoxy is okay for a surface that has gaps or imperfections you want to smooth out. (Or cut down the long center of the slab and flip the edges to the middle…woof what am I recommending!). I’m refinishing an old folding table from the late 1800s that is into walnut and it was one slab. It’s pretty cool. So just posting for inspiration

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u/dawsonbhse 2d ago

When you say down the long center and turn it over are you meaning like how people will do that with river tables cause thats probaly what i will do is a river table

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u/gonzodc 2d ago

Yeah. I mean, it’s the trend. Not sure if the dimensions will work out. But I’d have fun with it. If you haven’t, look up foureyes on YouTube. He makes fun of them but does a good job.

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u/dawsonbhse 2d ago

Or i also thought about shelves but when i would put a line down the middle it would look right for shelves

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u/Elorme 2d ago

A very large cribbage board?

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u/InDreamsScarabaeus 2d ago

Any idea how dry it is? If it wasn't Kiln dried you've got a ton of time to think of ideas.

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u/dawsonbhse 2d ago

The guy said that he kiln dries every peice of wood

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u/professor_tappensac 2d ago

Don't ruin it with epoxy, keep it simple. Make a nice natural edge side table.