The Easy Way to Make A Live Edge Table

I have made a few live edge tables, and this is the easiest way I have found to shape and finish a live edge table top with pre-fabricated steel table legs. This DIY live edge table only took me a few hours to build I and I only needed 4 of my Ryobi power tools to build. The legs are from Semi Exact which is manufacturing steel furniture parts right here in America!

I have invested in Semi Exact and we are going to be rolling a bunch of new products that will make DIY projects a lot easier!

Links to the tools I used

Simple Finish by Maker Brand

Holy Galahad power carving discs

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[harmenboender]

A nice short video. Thank you.
I made my table almost the same way. I used a PU coating and made heavy wooden cross legs.

[arth.]

I like that you make it so Beginner Easy. Thanks.

[tabbyhendrix]

Great video--I am learning how to DYI since I retired.

[lkj]

That grinder with the holy galahad disc is a powerful tool. It’s also super dangerous. That is not a good tool for a beginner. You need to know what you are doing with those and even then they can surprise you and not in a good way.

[afshinfarahbakhsh]

All I need is those sanding disks and then I'm ready to go! I can't wait to try this.

[ianrickey]

Dang I want one as my coffee table! Another great vid in your library of great vids Ben!

[Ace-zbxr]

If you skip the flattening part, of course it's "the easy way". The most time consuming part is flattening the top.

[SchysCraftCo.]

Ben gr8 video there keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work and teaching ur craft to the world my friend keep making

[EscobarStyle]

Just for curiosity, did you flatten the slab or no? Thanks. Came out sick by the way 👍🏻

[vogez]

So is the oil finish enough to protect the wood from indoor humidity or someone spilling drinks on it? I always thought soft woods needed a heavy coat of polyurethane. Forgive my ignorance I'm a beginner

[jeffbrady]

Very cool!! I have made lots of slab furniture in the past and could have used a company like this!! One thing I would suggest from being in the industry is that they offer some sort of cross member that can be bolted between the two legs for racking strength. Not sure aesthetically how you would do this though.

[גיאאקריש]

Hi it looks great awesome job but you need to put a bowtie inlay on that edge crack so it would not travel that is a common problem in working with slabs

[BADER]

Great job 👏 it's good to use for the disc table

[AdvantageLumber]

The slab turned awesome! Very nice job!

[MCLBC]

Do you leave the finish as is or do you apply a polyurethane?

[adamboyle]

Semi Exact is about to get slammed with orders!

[stephmartin]

This looks really cool and just beautiful!! We just got a large piece of Saman wood for a desk. We have not opened it yet. Been trying to figure out what the best finish is for that type of wood. Would you know by chance?

[yousufaslam]

How do you keep it from warping or bending from the center? Pine is a soft wood, no?

[justinddunlap]

Any issues with widthwise wood expansion and those table legs?

[bens]

What's better; threaded screw inserts or lags?