End grain side table
I had some scrap 4 x 4 pieces laying around, left over from the porch swing I built, so I decided to make a table top out of them. I built a jig to cut a bunch of ~3" pieces of 4 x 4. Once I got all of the pieces cut, I glued them up in a 4 x 5 rectangle. The pressure treated lumber was still damp to the touch, so I left them clamped for almost a week. I lined the pieces up pretty well, but there were definitely some ridges along the seams. I don't have a planer wide enough for this, so I leveled it out with a belt sander. Once I got it pretty level, I went over it with a 100-grit orbital sander, then a 150-grit 1/4 sheet sander, then hand sanded with 150-grit, 220-grit, and 400-grit. I made some stainless steel legs, and painted them black. I didn't take a picture of them, but they looked pretty similar to this set. I attached the legs, and oiled up the top with Natural Danish Oil . For a table made of scraps, I think this turned out pretty cool. Th