Eucalyptus Table Part 1
How to create a Eucalyptus Broken Heart Table from beginning to end
I am really proud of my Eucalyptus Broken Heart table and here is how I made it.
First thing to do is to cut the large chunk of Eucalyptus tree trunk in to manageable slabs approximately 4 inches.
I chose to use a chainsaw for this as Eucalyptus is a very dense wood.
The draw back was that the tree trunk was wider than the length of my blade. This unfortunately left me with an uneven finish in the centre of the slabs.
Assess the slabs that you have cut and decide the order in which to use them. Store them in a warm and dry location to dry out to about 10-13% moisture content.
With the Eucalyptus I had this process took about 10 days.
How did I get the “Broken Heart” shape?
With a quirk of fate the piece I had chosen to work with first had a weakness within the structure.
It had split down the middle from the top centre of the heart right through to the centre of the slab. This gave the piece a “Broken Heart” appearance.
As shown in the above photo the chainsaw left a very rough finish.
I decided to use my “kutzall” angle grinder disc. This made short work of the rough finish and left a flat scratched surface, as seen below left.
What did I do next?
I then proceeded to use my orbital sander with 60 grit to remove the scratches, as seen in the below middle photo.
Next I continued to sand all surfaces to 60 grit finish. I then moved up through my sanding strips to 240 grit to achieve the finish in the below right picture.
Eucalyptus Broken Heart table top from rough to smooth finish
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