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Log rounds as wedding table decorations

Wayne
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Log rounds as wedding table decorations

My niece's friend is getting married and she asked if I could do some log rounds for the reception tables.

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She supplied the Log Rounds but they were in rough condition being chainsaw cut and not even one complete through cut, some had a 15mm discrepancy with chunky bits that needed to be levelled. Neither my table saw or band saw were adequate to make a smooth cut through the 230mm diameter. I recalled seeing something on You Tube of people making a Router Sled to level out timber slabs so I set about making something similar for this purpose.

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Using some 18mm MDF I made "Sled" where my router would slide back and forth and the sled itself slide along rails to route the surface of the log rounds.

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Here you can see that I am taking off about 6mm off the surface of the log with each pass. There specific "Bottom Clearing" bits for this purpose but I didn't have one so I used a 3/8" Slot Cutting bit instead, this made the task a little tougher by not being able to take off as much material with each pass.

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Here you can see the Router Sled and the Base with Side Rails that the sled could slide along. And the mess after levelling 14 of the log rounds.

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And the finished product, once they were levelled (albeit at varying thicknesses still) I used my CNC machine to engrave/carve the Bride & Groom names along with the date of the occasion and also a Rose.
An unbelievable amount of work involved for what you could possibly charge someone for them, but all the same they turned out great and more importantly a ver happy couple.

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Deanna
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Retired Team Member

Re: Log Rounds as Wedding Table decorations.

Wow!! They're beautiful! Great job!

Jason
Community Manager
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Re: Log Rounds as Wedding Table decorations.

Very clever and creative as usual @Wayne. Many thanks for sharing with the community.

 

All the best to the happy couple for their big day in May!

 

Jason

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MartyH
Amassing an Audience

Re: Log Rounds as Wedding Table decorations.

You might have done too good a job @Wayne. Now everyone will be asking you to do them! 

AnitaH25
Having an Impact

Re: Log Rounds as Wedding Table decorations.

I have the same issue.  How did you stop the round from moving around while you did the first side.  I hope this makes sense.

Brad
Kind of a Big Deal

Re: Log Rounds as Wedding Table decorations.

Looks like an anti-slip mat to stop it moving.

I would go with dog clamps and bench dogs.

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