Curvy Kitchen Table

by molarin

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Intro: Curvy Kitchen Table

I had some birch planks that I wanted to make something fun with. The sides weren't straight and my idea was to make them match each other to make it look more natural. So, with some help from my friend Mick I got started.

STEP 1: Measuring and Sawing

After I had planed the planks at a friends place I transported them to my house. It took a while to decide in what order we should put the planks. After we decided we put them on top of each other and draw a rough line and sawed them. It's not so important to saw exact at this stage, the result will show after sanding the sawed pieces.

STEP 2: Sanding to Match the Pieces

When all pieces are cut, it's the sanding that will give the result that you want. If it's done properly, you will get a nice close fit.

STEP 3: Sand the Surface

Sanding, sanding and more sanding will make the tables surface nice and smooth. I also sanded the edges of the planks to round them off, rather than using a router to get a nicer "hand made" result.

When this was done, we connected the planks from underneath with screws, it took some measuring to get the distances right.

STEP 4: Seal and Varnish

There were some dents and rough areas on the planks that I filled with wood filler and sanded.

Then I varnished it with three coats. When you varnish, put one coat on, let it dry and sand it. After two to three layers you will get a nice smooth surface.

Good luck!

5 Comments

Ol dad 6 years ago

A pic of the underside would be awesome

seamster 7 years ago

This is such a cool idea, and the finished look is excellent. Love it!

Any info on the bottom half of table (legs, etc)?

molarin 7 years ago

Thank you :)
I just made some temporary legs that I have thrown out now. I'm planing to make some legs and make a separate project about it here on Instructables.

seamster 7 years ago

Ah, cool. Looking forward to it! :)