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Guides to timber, resin, cost and care.

What we tell every client about commissioning a live edge resin table, written the way we explain it in the workshop. Short, specific and honest about trade-offs.

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Timber

Timber

Choosing between oak, walnut, elm and cherry

Strength, movement, tone, and which species suit which table sizes. The four timbers we use most, compared honestly.

Choosing between oak, walnut, elm and cherry: River Table guide

Cost

Cost

What a river table costs, and why

Slab, resin volume, base and finishing, itemised the way we quote them. No ranges you cannot check.

What a river table costs, and why: River Table guide

Care

Care

Living with an oiled table

How to look after an oiled surface, and what to keep it away from. Written for people who will use the table every day.

Living with an oiled table: River Table guide

Process

Process

How a commission runs, from room to delivery

The eight stages between an agreed specification and a finished table, and what you see at each one.

How a commission runs, from room to delivery: River Table guide

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