Table design requires multiple wooden boards to be connected through joining methods. The construction of coffee tables requires a single solid wood slab which comes from one unbroken tree trunk section. The material comes from trees that have naturally fallen down and from sustainable harvesting in established mature forest areas.
The Preparation Timeline
Raw slabs require processing before they become usable materials. Wood needs to lose its water content through controlled drying conditions which take time to complete. The production process for live edge tables includes the following steps:
- The slab needs to be sourced and purchased through an auction system which determines its price.
- The workshop receives the materials through special handling procedures which protect the heavy slabs during transport.
- The initial assessment and planning stage requires one to two days for completion.
- The drying process requires a time frame of 12 to 24 months which includes ongoing monitoring activities.
- The flattening process which requires planing work needs four to eight hours to complete.
- The sanding process includes multiple sanding stages which take between six to ten hours for completion.
- The process of filling cracks and voids with epoxy requires eight to twelve hours which includes the time needed for the material to cure.
- The finishing process requires multiple application stages which need time to dry between each step.
- The custom base needs 12 to 20 hours for complete fabrication, which will match the dimensions of the slab.
- The process of final assembly needs four to six hours for quality control activities.
- The total labour requirement reaches hundreds of hours, while the organisation will incur expenses for several years until they achieve their first table sale.
Conclusion
Are you buying functional furniture or a furniture piece that’s also art? Live edge coffee tables exist as both functional furniture pieces and artistic furniture designs.
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