Some friends of ours from Chicago wanted a walnut dining table and bench for their city home. We sourced the wood for this project from two different locations. The wood for the table came from the University of Kansas; taken down as part of a construction project a few years ago (special thanks to our friends at Urban Lumber Company). The wood for the bench came from a tree that was standing dead on a farm south of Kansas City in December of 2015.
The wood for the table was originally milled with two live edges on each board so the first step was the remove one of the edges and then plane each board to uniform thickness. The top will consist of three separate pieces.
From there the table pieces needed to be joined together and we chose to use some floating tenon joints to add stability to the glue-up. The table was smoothed and all of the cracks and knots were epoxied to provide stability and enhance their character.
The bench came from a single board, but in order to enhance eye-appeal and ensure long-term durability the board was cut into 4 individual pieces, planed to uniform thickness and glued together.
Once the tops were assembled, we sanded, finished and installed the legs. The end product is a striking live-edge table with a modern flare, custom built to fit their unique space.
