ALL BAR NONE

Create a rustic, solid bar table.

- Gijs van Essen

To start this project I sketched and designed what I was aiming to build (see the diagrams). I bought a slab of Brazilian walnut; it is a dense and resilient wood that comes from the forests of Central and South America. Like other tropical woods, Brazilian walnut bears some unique characteristics. It's a particularly durable wood that weathers fantastically and looks beautiful. The slab was too long for my design, so I cut off the cracked part.

I used an electrical circular saw to adjust the slab and several chisels and a rubber mallet to remove the bark. I recommend using a rubber mallet to prevent damage to your chisels, which must be sharp, obviously.

To install the mild steel bars, I first created a wooden jig to guide the router, which I used to create the slots. Then I mounted the mild steel bars in the slots, to prevent the wood from cracking.