Live Edge Walnut Display Shelf/Bookcase – Part 2

by vnwoodworks

 

Continued from https://vnwoodworks.wordpress.com/2016/01/11/live-edge-walnut-display-shelfbookcase-part-1/

Winter arrived in SE Pennsylvania this week and it was too cold in the shop to do the epoxy repairs to the slab top.  I opted to work on flattening and thicknessing the sides for the case.

The material was slightly greater than 1 5/8″.  There was a twist of about 1/4″ in the slabs that needed to be removed.  To accomplish this, I used a router sled as shown below.   The piece of wood with the circle cut in it accommodates a 2.5″ dust collector hose.

I use plastic laminate shims to level the pieces on the jig.  By making multiple passes across the grain, the slab is flattened.

The final pass is made with the grain and removes about 1/32″.  At that point the slab is flipped over and the second side is treated in the same manner.  All that is needed is a bit of touch up with a #4 smoother.  

Once the weather  breaks I can get back to the epoxy and butterfly splines.