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   EdWeber | Jul 08, 2021 11:46am | #1

   I would help throw those things in the fire but the epoxy is probably toxic as it burns. I like your thinking though, maybe we could make a dam out of them or a levee, something useful anyway

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   elmaduro | Jul 09, 2021 01:41am | #2

   Indeed .. a massive catapulting of burning river tables into Lake Mead would quickly raise it back above critical.

   The most historically accurate Trebuchet would then win the Cartouche award as EMT’s unfortunately had to treat those who drank mixed epoxy thinking it would quench their thirst.

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   _mj_ | Jul 09, 2021 10:32am | #3

   Hmmmm... maybe I will reconsider my plans for the river-armed arts & crafts morris chair.... SO cool!

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   bobjanousek | Jul 10, 2021 09:49am | #4

   MJ I wish you didn't say "river-arms "... because you know right now someone I thinking " what a great idea."

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   EdWeber | Jul 10, 2021 12:15pm | #5

   Yes, let's not give anyone ideas.
   IMO, pouring blue epoxy in the center of a table top is a hate crime against wood.

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   user-7624188 | Jul 11, 2021 09:56am | #8

   You, sir, are my soul mate.

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   _mj_ | Jul 10, 2021 02:05pm | #6

   "River recliner" IS kinda catchy...

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   EdWeber | Jul 10, 2021 03:49pm | #7

   Take a look at this
   https://www.woodshopnews.com/features/its-raining-resin

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   suburbanguy | Jul 11, 2021 02:42pm | #9

   Is it creating a world shortage of live-edge wood? ...or once it's used up it will be all gone? The "live-edges" used to be firewood.
   Furniture has to compliment the architecture and/or the surroundings. (eg. Victorian furniture and a mid-century modern home do not compliment each other.)
   Styles come and go. No doubt, this will too.
   I don't understand all the hate.
   (I've seen beautiful, almost antique furniture painted. That is a crime worthy of complaint.)

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   bobjanousek | Jul 11, 2021 02:59pm | #10

   I totally agree with your one comment... mid-century modern does not look good with anything.

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   Badger1805 | Jul 22, 2021 05:21pm | #15

   I realize that many of this is in jest, but I agree with Suburban Guy - what is so terrible about river tables, or combining wood with other materials? It seems very trendy right now to dislike river tables. If you look through any of the eight Fine Woodworking Design Books, which date back about 45 years, you will see countless pieces of studio furniture that are totally impractical, yet clever and fun to look at. At least a river table is completely functional. I think it is clever, and the first person to have created one (do we know who that is?) should be proud, since many others have apparently thought the design worth copying/modifying.

   Most of these styles will come and go - although MCM (in it's higher forms, such as many of the Scandinavian designs) has pretty much stayed in style since...well, the middle of the twentieth century.

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   bobjanousek | Jul 11, 2021 03:05pm | #11

   Thank You all for sharing on the Forum... Next topic -- "HAIRPIN LEGS... is using old, bent rebar really Fine Woodworking ? Have some fun in the shop.

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   beasleysevin | Jul 11, 2021 05:17pm | #12

   If you covered a hairpin leg in epoxy, could you use it as a boat anchor? Which got me to thinking that if you quartered a river table you so it still had the hairpin leg attached, it could be a boat anchor. Reduce - Reuse - Recycle

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   gulfstar | Jul 11, 2021 05:44pm | #13

   It does not have the required tensile strength to be used as a boat anchor.

   Written from a boat anchored.

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    vespid | Jul 12, 2021 09:06pm | #14

    The hate on this site is exhilarating.

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    EdWeber | Jul 23, 2021 09:38am | #16

    I'll clarify my position, I'm a woodworker.
    Epoxy, plastic, resins or polymers all have their place. In my projects, it's not on the top of a table. Plastic resin does not look, feel or act like wood, it has no warmth or depth and is not a pleasant tactile experience. If I want plastic furniture, I'll buy a cheap patio set.
    To me a live edge table should look more like a Nakashima not a piece of firewood that someone poured blue plastic on.
    Mixing other materials like metal, plastic, stone and glass is all fine but must be done with restraint and in good taste.
    Hairpin legs, not my thing, I'm not a big fan of just screwing something to a plank and calling it a table.
    Whether it's fashionable or not to dislike them, trends come and go. Not too long ago it was everything industrial. That's great if you want your projects made out of old plumbing fittings and exposed rusted metal.
    That's just my opinion

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    john_c2 | Jul 23, 2021 11:26am | #17

    Way back when I started woodworking, every magazine had plans for butler's tray tables, roll top desks, and cobbler's bench coffee tables. I haven't seen any of those things for probably 35 years or so.

    Some things come and go quickly. Others show up and take root. I'd be the last person to say what will be eternal. I do what works for me, and what I think looks good.