as you can tell I really need some new bedside tables what's up I'm Jonathan
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fundamentals of this build are exactly the same as the floating shelf video to
not repeat the small details of the Build please head over to that video
to learn more of the basics of a floating shelf build the link is in the
cards and in the description let's quickly cover the materials I use on
this build to then go into a small build montage up to the point where we work
with the live edge topper similar to the floating shelf build I'm using eighteen
millimeter hardwood ply 20 millimeter finished pine for the cleat and I'm
adding this lovely bit of 17 millimeter maple for the live edge topper keeping
the design simple I'm planning to make something that looks like this plans
the build are in the description now let's measure cut build and paint some
floating bedside tables up to the point where we need to start thinking about
adding these live edge toppers remember for more information of what's going on
within this build montage check out the floating shelf video
we're now at a stage for that all we need to do is add some live edge
toppers my plan is to glue these toppers right into place as my glue is
a little too thin for screws from below plus I don't want to add fixtures onto
the top surface of my bedside tables to start let's cut this lovely slab of wood
down to size
once happy with the size and shape of the toppers it comes one of
the longer processes when it comes to working with hard wood sanding sanding
is quite self-explanatory but I'll give it a small mention here the main thing
here is to let the sandpaper and the power tool do their job the grits I'm
going through here are from 80 120 240 320 all the way to 400 we mend the
pencil sanding technique to keep track of where you've done enough sanding and
remember pressing down with a sander is really not going to do you any favors
for a nice finish or for your back once at 400 grit before going any further is
time to glue these lovely bits of wood into place I'm using a tightbond 2 here
apply a nice coat all over the surface area of the top side of the bedside
tables place your wood down and clamp it up I'm using cork in between my clamps
and my finished surfaces to make sure I don't mark them once clamped keep an eye
out for a good hour to clean up any glue squeeze-out
24 hours later you now have a very secure live edge topper from here I go
about sanding my toppers once again this is mainly to clean any squeeze-out
residue that came out from the top once again all the way up to 400 grit once
we're all mounted and up to 400 grit sanded I like to do a few rounds of
raising the grain and sanding it back down to do this I use a damp cloth to
clean the top layer of wood to raise the grain this will make your wood topper
feel rough again let it dry and then use 240 or 320 grit all the way back to 400
do this a few times and you will feel that with each pass the grain will rise
less and less I did this for 3 passes and then went on to apply my finish coat
of beeswax I use a natural linseed oil and mixed beeswax by pars which I'm very
happy with to apply it first clean your surface with a dry cloth to remove any
dust then apply a thin coat with a lint-free rag if you can and really work
it into the surface pressing it into the grain then leave it for 20 minutes and
come back with a clean cloth to clean up any residue until it feels dry to the
touch leave it for 24 hours to let the wax
cure into the wood at this point if you'd like you can apply a couple more
coats just as we've done or you can burnish the finish using some quadruple
0 steel wool at this stage the bedside tables are complete and ready to be
installed once again as you can see I really needed some new bedside tables
all that's needed now is to install two little French cleats place the bedside
tables in place and work done
plans and useful links are down in the description a big thank you to my
patrons you guys Rock thanks for watching keep making and let the quest
continue