That's beautiful. Wish I had the money/need/space

Do you make other things?

Yes he does. I bought a couple of outstanding cutting boards from him.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/GramsWoodworks

Would make an awesome desk as well.

Made me a badarse bar table. Still going strong and getting lots of use!

Goose said:

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Wood make an awesome desk as well.

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Fify

Goose, funny you should mention that. That slab is actually the bigger end of a long slab. I cut it in two pieces to make a desk from the narrower end and a table from the wider end.

The full slab, with the left half being a desktop, and the right half for this table.


The desktop from the other half:


Kayak, glad to hear that bar table is working out well. That was a new finish that I hadn't used, so it always makes me nervous (but it was by far the most recommended/highest quality one I could find).

That desk is legit

Basketball and Chain said:

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That desk is legit

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Yes it is.

I've purchased about 15 cutting boards from Agrams and they have all been great gifts.

agrams said:

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Goose, funny you should mention that. That slab is actually the bigger end of a long slab. I cut it in two pieces to make a desk from the narrower end and a table from the wider end.

The full slab, with the left half being a desktop, and the right half for this table.


The desktop from the other half:


Kayak, glad to hear that bar table is working out well. That was a new finish that I hadn't used, so it always makes me nervous (but it was by far the most recommended/highest quality one I could find).

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damn where you get a big ol piece of wood like that?! How much does something like that cost? I'd be so afraid to take a saw to it, I'd never finish the project!

Bump because the wife wants this thing moved and a different style.

free bump for beauty

FYI - guy in my hometown sells similar handmade tables for +/-$4,000.

Vernada, yeah they can get pretty stupid expensive pretty quickly. This is a bit cheaper because It was half of a larger slab that I used the smaller piece for a desktop, and buying the larger slab and having both shipped at the same time saved on the shipping and board foot price. If I bought this alone, it would probably add 500-700 overall. It could be used as a rather large desktop and I could make a desk base if someone wanted.

I'm pretty transparent on my projects and material costs, but if someone is curious what slabs run, berkshireproducts.com is a good website to browse what average slab costs are.

No mesquite on that website? They are crazy

No pecan either!

Just assume stupid expensive on mesquite. It's not a common product. Only smaller specialty mills mess with it, meaning it costs more. Average is around 15$/bf.

Bump. I'm finishing my new table and need to move this.

If it wouldn't make the rest of my home look like crap (everything else is relatively generic/cheap stuff) i would really be interested

When i start building the place i want to retire up, i will definitely be talking to you about a few things but this is many years down the road sadly

I would love to take this off your hands. I think it would be awesome for the house we are wanting to build, but that's at least a year away...

Could you make a pecan cutting board with walnut inlaid block T? Cost for a large or medium?

You should try a consignment shop

If it's like the other pieces I've bought from agrams, it's indestructible. He uses a waterproofing and wax on it so you don't have to worry about water rings, and the finish is super durable. He's a pleasure to work and deal with.

care is like a normal table. Soap/water/wipe. The finish is a basecoat of shellac, then about 5 coats of a wipe on varnish. The wood is from a mill in california, and while they technically didn't advertise it as claro walnut, it has the character and density I would expect from a claro, and one of the added benefits of claro is that it is harder than black walnut, so holds up well.

I have used this table for about a year now with my 2 kids, and have little to no show or wear. If someone does buy it, I will most likely sand down and completely refinish the top so that it looks brand new (and to the sheen preference of whomever buys it). Given the nature of the character of the wood, there are some slight nicks/spots on the top just from the way the tree was that are still present. I intentionally didn't epoxy some of the smaller spots as I find a few natural spots of distress/character will help hide any eventual dents/dings/wear spots.

I sometimes do spray on finishes as they are quick and easy for me, but for stuff like this, I like a wipe on finish that way should the top ever get heavily scratched the owner can get some sandpaper, sand the damage out and easily reapply a few coats of finish themselves for a simple repair. Or if they owner wants to refresh the finish, they can wipe a new coat of varnish on themselves.

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