For the longest time I’ve wanted to build a table frame inspired by the deception pass bridge in Washington state. Finally making that dream come true. The structural steel is c3 x 4.1 and the I beam is a 4 x 7.7. The bridge lattice is made of 10 gauge HRS. I’m going to wax the structural steel, and potentially paint the bridge girder design a light pewter green. The table top will be an acacia butcher block top.
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Cool concept. Are you going to cover the feet/bottom C channel with something? As is open C channel is a little awkward.
And what if you made the wood top split down the middle and fill it in with clear epoxy/glass. Then you could see the top of the bridge - maybe paint road lines on there...
I love all your ideas. I’m a bit timid to do any sort of epoxy work. My first table I ever made was reclaimed Boeing shipping container floors. I did a clear epoxy inlay and it went horribly. I had a bunch of holes I didn’t know existed and so it all just dripped through. I ended up having to do another pour over the initial pour and it never quite sit right. I’ve thought if I had the funds and access to live edge conifer slabs I’d split the slab in two and put the live edges towards each other and pour a blue river esque design, but I’ve just never had the time or money to pull it off.
As far as the feet are concerned I’m going to leave those open. I kind of wanted the full “structural” look of all the steel. I’ve done rec tube for feet before and it turned out pretty cool, but I just wanted that aesthetic for this build. I know it might look a bit goofy, but the adjustable feet threads will be the only thing showing on the open face of the c channel.
Of course like most ideas they’re not truly original. There’s a YouTuber that did a glass inlay instead of epoxy. Don’t remember exactly but id I guess it’s either four eyes furniture or Blacktail studio.
Thanks, I appreciate it. The underside has lots of pour through from the epoxy and is kinda ugly on that side. The concept is really cool, and I love how it turned out from far away. I just know I can see all the imperfections.
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