River Table
If you are also enthusiastic about the river table trend, I will show you how to do it in this step-by-step guide. In recent years, epoxy resin tables have experienced a real boom. The origins of this idea and the hype lie in the USA and have found their way to us. To make your own table, you need some manual skills, the right resin, and a few tools. However, with these instructions, it will be easy for you to do. It is important that you read through the entire instructions carefully to determine which tools and materials you may still need to obtain. Epoxy tables are considered extremely contemporary, individual, elegant, and high-quality. In terms of style, they suit any type of interior, from modern to country style. It's up to you to decide whether you want to use a lot of wood, wood with bark, clear resin, or pigments—whichever style suits you best. There are no limits to your creativity, so let it run wild.
The basic points you should consider:
- Dry the wood sufficiently (below 10% moisture content)
- Saw the wood to the desired table length
- Plane the wood
- Remove the bark
- Sand and clean
- Seal and fill any cracks
- Build the formwork
- Seal the edges
- Apply a release agent
- Align the form (100% level)
- Insert, align, and secure the wood.
- Mix the resin (depending on your desired effect).
- Pour the table.
- Remove the tabletop from the mold.
- Sand.
- Finish.
Detailed instructions are available for download here.
Table in several layers, with different objects and colors
First casting layer: In our case, we used two colors in our first casting layer (5-7 mm): a light blue and a dark blue. These color pigments were incorporated into the resin-hardener mixture. Pour both colors into the mold at the same time, side by side, and make sure that the pouring is not too fast.
Second casting layer: For the second layer (5-7 mm), I colored the resin-hardener mixture with our Resin Inc dye in the color Gem Turquoise and processed it in a single step.
The third pour (5 mm) again takes place in the so-called “B-stage.” Start decorating again.
Fourth casting layer: Fill the clear resin to the edge of the table. To fill the additional 3 cm with resin, we used our Epox R2 + Hardener H2 middle to 5 cm system. The thin layers were cast with Epox R1 + Hardener H1 to almost 2 cm.
