I’ve had some version of this table in my mind for years. I envisioned something that would represent an Ozarks stream, and I think I got pretty close with this design. The wood is a two-inch thick slab of reclaimed sycamore from a tree that was destined to fall. The insect damage adds lots of character to the finished product.
After removing the bark, I sawed the plank in half and turned the pieces so that the outside edges were facing inward. I filled the void with a two-part resin mixture working in 1/8 inch thick pours every four hours until the ‘stream’ was about even with the wood. The first two pours got a copper colored dye and some gold flecks. I added rocks and shells and floated a few leaves in subsequent pours.
Then it was lots of sanding and a final flood coat pour of resin atop the entire surface. I routed a chamfer along the top edge and sanded all four edges smooth, then coated them with Danish oil. The legs are fashioned from a two-inch thick piece of red oak I’ve had lying around the shop for a couple of decades. I drilled holes in the underside of the table and screwed in brass inserts. The leg assembly attaches to the inserts with bolts.
Makes a very nice entry table or sofa table, although I’ve been opposed to putting anything on it!