This may not be exactly what you want, but it might be easier (with the right tools) and not look too horrible:
Instead of putting a lip round the edge of the table, borrow a handheld router and put a wide-ish groove or trough into the surface just a bit in from the edge. If it's big enough, anything that gets spilled will just partially fill the trough and not get all over the floor. You might need to do some hacking in order to keep the router at a consistent angle as you work your way around the table cutting the groove, but it seems at least not harder than trying to bend a bunch of strips of wood and lining them all up around the perimeter.
Unfortunately, I'm disappearing for a week starting Saturday, so I don't know if I'd be around much to actually help put a plan into practice :-(
No, that doesn't work. I want literally a pool, like... making a kiddie pool on the table. So the lip would go around the outer edge, like if you were taking a bagel and wrapping it in paper. Because the items like old spoons and plates and flowers and little toys need to be covered by an inch of resin.
Oh no, that's cool. Your idea would be great if I was doing flat things like the post cards in that picture, but I want a more 3-dimensional look - scissors and thimbles and and things like that.
I thought about moulding, but does that ever come in round versions to go around a round table? I've only ever seen straight pieces for walls and ceilings.
I'd love help with this! I think Ivan and I are going on Saturday morning to pick up the table, so whatever works best for you. The main thing I'd like to do is hit some vintage / antique stores and pick up items to go in the table. My plan is to put in a whole bunch of things related to crafting, so some vintage dress and knitting patterns, really old scissors, vintage buttons and some old yarn and yarn bands and scraps of calico, ancient knitting needles or carved crochet hooks, pictures of fishermen in their knitted sweaters, knit swatches and mini doilies, plus some little figurines of cats getting into trouble amidst everything else.
Oh, and a tape measure! There needs to be a tape measure!
sounds like an awesome project! Here's a little tutorial I found on doing that sort of project - it addresses how to add the "lip" so the resin doesn't drip.
I like the term "Memory Table!" See above for a description of what I'm planning to put in it - you'll love it!
What a great website, too. Thank you so much!
And don't worry about round versus square - I'm getting more and more hopeful that I can do something with moulding and still keep it a circle. I'll see what they might have lying aroung Construction Junction this weekend.
My roommate in college had a barstool that a friend of hers made, but it was just pictures and flat things.
...If it didn't have to be wood, you could do thin (flexible) metal sheeting. A liberal dose of glue to adhere the sheeting to the table (and maybe even a thin line of caulk on the inside, between table top and sheeting) would keep resin from going down between the table and sheeting.
The metal sheeting would probably be the easiest, since it bends rather than snaps. I hadn't thought about using caulk, though, but that's a great idea, and then I can paint over it with my little cans of rose and gold and orange and whatnot.
You might be able to get pliable strips of copper or similar metal...http://basiccopper.com/index.html for example sells "cookie cutter copper strips" rolls. You may be able to get this in home despot or some craft stores, but I've never noticed it.
That sounds like something I should be able to get at Home Despot, and there's one right near CJ, so we can just pop on over there after getting a table (provided they have what I want) if there's nothing at CJ itself that will work.
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Uh... What are you doing either later tonight or on Saturday, since they're apparently only open 'til 5 tonight?
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Instead of putting a lip round the edge of the table, borrow a handheld router and put a wide-ish groove or trough into the surface just a bit in from the edge. If it's big enough, anything that gets spilled will just partially fill the trough and not get all over the floor. You might need to do some hacking in order to keep the router at a consistent angle as you work your way around the table cutting the groove, but it seems at least not harder than trying to bend a bunch of strips of wood and lining them all up around the perimeter.
Unfortunately, I'm disappearing for a week starting Saturday, so I don't know if I'd be around much to actually help put a plan into practice :-(
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I would love to help out with troubleshooting the lip and decorating. What's your time frame?
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I'd love help with this! I think Ivan and I are going on Saturday morning to pick up the table, so whatever works best for you. The main thing I'd like to do is hit some vintage / antique stores and pick up items to go in the table. My plan is to put in a whole bunch of things related to crafting, so some vintage dress and knitting patterns, really old scissors, vintage buttons and some old yarn and yarn bands and scraps of calico, ancient knitting needles or carved crochet hooks, pictures of fishermen in their knitted sweaters, knit swatches and mini doilies, plus some little figurines of cats getting into trouble amidst everything else.
Oh, and a tape measure! There needs to be a tape measure!
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http://crafts.suite101.com/article.cfm/create_a_memory_table
ETA: RIF, Amber. You want a round table. Never mind.
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What a great website, too. Thank you so much!
And don't worry about round versus square - I'm getting more and more hopeful that I can do something with moulding and still keep it a circle. I'll see what they might have lying aroung Construction Junction this weekend.
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...If it didn't have to be wood, you could do thin (flexible) metal sheeting. A liberal dose of glue to adhere the sheeting to the table (and maybe even a thin line of caulk on the inside, between table top and sheeting) would keep resin from going down between the table and sheeting.
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I am sooooooo excited about this table now!
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That sounds like something I should be able to get at Home Despot, and there's one right near CJ, so we can just pop on over there after getting a table (provided they have what I want) if there's nothing at CJ itself that will work.
Thank you!
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