Clients will be responsible to bring the items in their country. Mexico & Canada: Orders are shipped for free to a freight forwarder in the US on orders over $1000. White Glove Delivery, which includes inside delivery, room of choice and packaging removal, is available at checkout (US clients ONLY). Larger items and furniture will be delivered to the outside of your home or building.* Excludes Islands and outside states. Most accessories and lighting will be sent by UPS. I personally thought pencil polished looked and matched my table the best.Free Shipping within the US on orders over $1000. Personally I wanted the stronger properties of clear plus I thought slightly more visible glass would look better as it is truly a part of the table and not just a means through which to view the rest of the table.Įdge finish: There are quite a few types of edge finish from bevel to pencil polish. My tabletop weighs about 83lbs.Ĭlear vs Low Iron: low iron removes some of the greenish color that thicker glass can have (especially around the edges) but is not as strong as regular clear glass. Conversely thinner glass may look flimsy compared to the rest of the table, or in actuality be too flimsy. Do keep in mind the thicker the glass the more it will weigh and more it will cost. Look at a measuring stick, and try to visualize how that thickness will look on your table. For a coffee table 1/2 inch seams to be about standard and I think it feels like the right thickness for my table. If you are making a small side table you might be able to get away with 1/4inch. I had recently bought a bike off amazon which gave me a very large box to work with. If you don't have a single piece of cardboard big enough, use duct tape to tape 2 pieces together. I recommend making a mock-up of the table top from cardboard to make sure the size and shape feel right. Measure the thickest sections of your stump and add 2-3in of overhang on each measurement. Size: You want the glass to cover the entire stump with a few inches of overhang all around. Shop around, do your own research, but I found that One Day Glass was my best option. Even after shipping online ordering saved almost $200. I looked at local glass shops but they couldn't do exactly what I wanted and charge almost twice as much as I could buy it online. I wanted an ellipse to match the shape of the table so I had to order my glass special. If you need a simple shape like a circle or a rectangle look at store that sell table tops like Pier1 Imports. It requires a special heat treatment process, which is why you will have to order it. Due to the molecular structure it will shatter the entire piece. It is much safer if it does break and is stronger over all. Use tempered glass, especially if you have any overhang. I do recommend doing the spray poly before the last coat of brushed poly as the fumes can leave a rougher surface which you can smooth on the reachable areas with the brush poly.Īnother thing I did was used extra full strength poly on the jagged edges (which I had left for stylistic reasons) to build up a slightly thicker coat and prevent splinters breaking off. I used a can of spray polyurethane for inside the root structure as I was unable to reach everywhere, and essentially filled the center with the polyurethane fumes and hoped they would reach everywhere. The sanding was to promote adhesion between layers, though I'm suspicious the turpentine may have also helped the layers to stick together. I gave the table 3 coats of satin polyurethane (poly) also cut 50/50 with turpentine, with light sanding in between. The BLO will harden the wood some and help the grain pop, while the turpentine will also help kill off any fungi (rot) or insects/insect eggs and thus helping to preserve the wood. BLO can take a very long time to cure but if it is thinner than it will cure slightly faster. I used boiled linseed oil (BLO) mixed 50/50 with turpentine initially. Also make sure the resin pigmentation matches well with the final finished wood color. You can use them to test your finish before fully committing. ![]() I recommend saving off cuts from trimming the roots.
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