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Hi.
I am custom designing a boardroom table. the top is American white oak timber and the base will be a slab of marble (3760mm Long and 610mm Wide) to support the timber top. I am not 100 percent sure how I should attach these together??? Any Ideas would be very helpful! :)
Hi Miss Bailey,
You will need to use either a silicone "adhesive" or a two part-epoxy to attach the wood to the marble. Of course, after gluing them together, the top will not easily ever be able to be removed. If you are looking for something removable, use a smaller, thin slab of wood in between the marble and table top. You would need to have professional threaded holes drilled in to the marble. You run the risk of the marble cracking if you attempt to drill the holes yourself. Then attach the thin wood to the marble using screws into the pre-drilled holes till it is secure. Then place the tabletop on top of the thin wood and screw them together from underneath. Thanks for an interesting question. Good Luck with your project and have a good day.
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maura macaluso
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I can answer most questions, regarding, wood sculpture, wood carving, carving tools and accessories and different types of woods.I am not an appraiser of carvings nor an antique dealer.
Experience
I do full design work, custom carving, restoration, fabrication, repair and refinishing. I can take a piece of raw wood and turn it into a work of art and I can help you do the same. I am "the" carving instructor for the new york city parks dept. I am heavily involved in carving on the internet and belong to many, many mail lists which are quite active. I am also an international promoter of woodcarving and am affiliated with many master carvers, notably nora hall, originally from holland, now in the U.S. and kalina pavlova, a bulgarian master carver. I routinely communicate with the top names in professional woodcarving nationally and internationally.
Organizations
the national association of woodcarvers. the woodcarvers of queens NY, the staten island woodcarvers. the northeast woodcarving association. the world wide carving internet list
Publications
chip chats-the national magazine of woodcarving. also at www.carvinginnyc.com
Education/Credentials
Self taught artist and sculptor, 40 years of drawing and painting as a hobby, 5 years of serious woodsculpting. I have my own website and have written a 300 pg book on carving. I have published online tutorials and pictorial projects
Awards and Honors
many first place awards
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