Table Map

Final product first. Nobody likes scrolling through things they don't wanna read. I'm eventually going to replace the chairs and build a bench for one side. Anyway, if you wanna see how I did it, read on.

So I got bored and decided I wanted to try to build a table.

So I did. It's nothing special. It's 6 feet long and made of pine wood. To be honest, I didn't expect it to even be anything special. It's not. So I won't even go into the building process. My skills in wood working are very limited. I used mostly a Kreg Jig, a table saw, and lots of patience.

I printed a large picture of the world map outline using google image search and rasterbator.net. I put graphite transfer paper underneath, and traced it onto the table.

Here it is traced.

I used a wood burner tool to burn the outline into the wood. I don't know why I did this. I think I thought I was gonna burn the whole thing originally, then I realized how tedious and difficult it would be. So I decided to fill the rest in with paint.

I saw a picture of another table on google images that did a black outline for a border. I liked it. So I did the same thing.

I started to fill in the map with a tiny brush.

Progress.

More progress.

Done.

Then I stained the rest of it.

I applied 7 coats of polyurethane. Sanded in between coats, until I had a nice, smooth finish. I painted the legs and apron black.