Quick little post on a cool boardroom table we recently wrapped up for our good friends at Tyger Shark. Check it!
The table top is 1-3/4 x 60 x 132 - super heavy!
Cheers
Galleries Updated!
It has been a month or two since I last updated our galleries. Take a look, added some really amazing projects we were a part of. May 1st - time sure is flying, enjoy your week everyone!
Walnut Table Top - Polyester Sealant
How satisfying is this?
Here is a quick video of my bro Mike from North Shore Finishes applying the 2nd coat after giving the 1st coat a sand. We went with a spay-on polyester/matte sealant so we could have a low sheen finish. The finished result absolutely rules
HUGE Walnut Table - Progress Update
Leland & Brad have been working away for the last few days on this massive walnut table one of our customers had us do for them. This beast will finish in at 1-3/4" thick, 5'x15' in total size.
Here is the tubular steel base (designed by our customer) which will hold the walnut top.
This video is 1 of the 2 slabs being jointed. It took 4 guys to comfortably manipulate half of the table, we expect the laminated/completed table to weigh in around 600lbs (not including base).
The "Christmas Rush" is upon us!
It is WAY too early to be posting things about Christmas however it is important to get your orders in ASAP. The "Christmas Rush" has already started for contracting companies like ourselves. The builders are busy trying to get you into your new home before Christmas. Below you will find our current wait times for Stairhaus products:
2-3 weeks - Carpet Grade Stairs
3-4 weeks - Standard Stain Grade Stairs/Railing Installs
4-5 weeks - High-End Custom Stairs/Harvest Tables/Glass Railings
We appreciate your patience during this crazy time of the year. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact us via email (matt@stairhaus.com) or give us a call 705 733 9292
Cheers
Barn Beams - Other Interesting Uses!
The true beauty of reclaimed wood is that there is basically endless uses for the materials as long as you have a creative mind. Google is the best for inspiring some great ideas. Simply searching "barn beam furniture" yields some amazing concepts/ideas that you can modify to suit your needs. Check out a few cool tables/beam creations that I found that would look amazing in your home.
Barn Board Feature Walls
The feature wall seems to be the "in" thing to do these days. If you have been in our showroom, there is no way you can miss the 2 big display walls we installed in 1" grey board. The character you get in the barn board is from decades of wind, rain, snow and sunshine. Generally the grey board has one side grey (outside of the barn) and the inside is brown, giving you 2 options for colour when installing on the wall.
The best way to install the barn board is by strapping out your existing wall with 1x2. After the wall is strapped, we suggest you get a roll of black tar paper (roofing paper) and staple it to the 1x2. This is a cheaper and faster way to "black out" the walls as painting it will take up a of time and money. The black background on the walls will allow none of the defects to show up. If the wall was white you would see through the cracks and nail holes, highlighting the defects.
We offer our barn board 2 ways, raw or dressed. You can save a little money and dress it yourself (ripping both edges of the boards so they are square) or we will dress/prep it for you.
Take a look at a few awesome feature walls in this gallery:
Clear Coat Epoxy Resin Finishes
In my opinion, the BEST way to finish a table top, live edge slab or any wood product where you want to see a crystal clear finish and have the highest level of protection. Epoxy self-levels to 1/8", creating a virtually indestructible surface. The result is a crystal clear, brilliant surface that accentuates the material below it. The epoxy resin is specially formulated to resist scratching and provide long lasting maintenance free protection for your surface.
Another cool use for an epoxy finish is that it can capture/protect materials added to a surface. For example, you could create a penny or beer cap table and fill all the voids with the resin. It will self level and lock everything down so it will never move again.
Here are a few more examples of epoxy resin finishes. If you want a finish like this, we have access to the materials and can have it professionally finished for you!
Live Edge Slabs
Live edge slabs are where the carpenter incorporates the natural edge of the wood when milling the material. The use of slabs in the furniture industry has exploded in the last 10 years. A lot of the wood used for slabs is usually graded not suitable for conventional milling (D4S or nominal lumber). Table tops are probably the most common use for the slabs these days as they looking amazing and have character like no other!
Usually the slab is milled using a modified chainsaw which is mounted to a frame/track which helps you cut the slabs out evenly.
One of the most important steps when milling slabs is the drying time. The slabs we have access to have been air dried for 2 years and then finished off in a kiln. If the slabs are not properly dried, they will check (crack) and basically fall apart. Sometimes "bowtie/butterfly" keys are built into the slab where there is checking present to help stabilize the wood. I love the look of the keys and they are usually made out of a wood that contrasts the main slab so they stand out.
Here at Stairhaus, we have access to some large libraries of slabs which are air/kiln dried and ready to go. We can provide you with a finished table top or give you the slab and let you source your own legs. Epoxy finishes seem to be very poplar these days as they add a thick layer of protection while giving you the ability to see the entire slab clearly under the finish. Below are a few pictures that may get you excited about slabs as they are very beautiful.
Live Edge Slabs, Table Tops and more............
Our forte here at Stairhaus is stairs & railings, however we have branched out into the reclaimed wood market to diversify our business even more. Over the years, working with previous employers, we had numerous requests to match a customers salvaged wood flooring. With the way the flooring industry is going right now, the demand for reclaimed materials is huge. Recently partnering with a long time friend, we now have the ability to sell basically ANYTHING you throw at us with respect to rustic/reclaimed wood materials.
Check out these beautiful live edge spalted maple slabs - THE PERFECT table top.
You can get really creative with these reclaimed materials and I think that is what makes them so cool and interesting. There is a lot of character in the wood and people now really appreciate it! Here is a cool table top that was glued up by one of our customers - North Shore Finishing - here in Barrie. They used 2" Brown Board (Hemlock) mixed with some old 2x4's that previously were used for a lath & plaster wall.
