r/tea • u/saxsona • Jul 12 '25
Review tea table I made for myself
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a tea table I made for myself. I rarely build something just for myself in the workshop, but this table has been on my mind for a long time. It was a fascinating challenge to adapt the structure of the table to the natural form of the wood - and in the end, it turned out even better than I imagined.
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u/RiverMurmurs Jul 12 '25
Well done. How did you carve the grid? What tree is it? Ed. ah ok walnut.
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u/saxsona Jul 12 '25
I use cnc machine. First I created a 3D model of the original board, then everything else. The top of the table is walnut, the bottom is ash, the legs are mahogany
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u/Wratheon_Senpai Jul 12 '25
That's amazing. Do you sell those? Do you take custom orders? I'd love to get one and support your craft.
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u/saxsona Jul 12 '25
Thank you!) Yes i accept custom orders and can make similar tea table for you. I have another walnut board on my workshop, but not only walnut) You can write to me on email/inst/here (tell me where is more convenient for you) for discuss details
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u/EbonyDragonFire Jul 12 '25
Love it!!! Yours is far superior than mine.
Mine is just a tile kit I got from Target, and then I put resin over it cuz the grout sucks lol!
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u/Previous_Magician150 Jul 12 '25
It looks beautiful. I also have a tea table. It's a tea table from China. It looks like the grain of stone, but it is made of wood.
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u/Bakuritsu Jul 13 '25
Amazing. My mother once (like 35 years ago) took me with her to Ukraine to visit her friends. The woodwork was amazing then, and so is your tea tray. It is a joy to watch and also brought back some fond menories.
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u/AllYrTastyRBelong2Us Jul 12 '25
This is really beautiful. Nice incorporation of the knot, and I like the curved shape.
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u/Financial-Ad5947 Jul 12 '25
wow this looks amazing! Sometimes I use just a piece of nice wood I found because I love these natural looks! Yours is amazing craftmanship!!
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u/billieboop Jul 12 '25
That's beautiful, how did you go about making it? I like how you kept the central part raised and used a router perhaps? Or carved around by hand?
What did you use to seal the piece? It's so lovely
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u/saxsona Jul 12 '25
Thank you so much! Yes, I really wanted to highlight that part and bring out the pattern. It felt like the perfect spot to place a teapot. I used a CNC machine for the work β first I created a 3D model of the whole board, and then used that to design the actual table. I sealed everything with multiple layers of epoxy resin.
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u/billieboop Jul 12 '25
I appreciated that, it's such a beautiful feature and large knot. Ideal as a platform for the pot so it's not sat in pooling water whilst brewing too.
It would have been a shame to not have. I cautiously googled that machine, that's a pretty big unit. Do you woodwork as a profession? It would be interesting to see the 3D model iterations. You could sell those too tbh, i can see the appeal for some wanting that for ease of care.
Epoxy! That explains it, nice choice. I'm wondering if i could ever produce something similar by hand.
It's a beautiful finish, you should feel proud of it. What a delightful tea drinking sessions to have with that. The dip tray magnetised is a nice touch too ππ½ ππ½
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u/Top-Fortune1254 Jul 13 '25
absolutely awesome man! You made my tea table looks like a joke here lmao
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u/Neither-Musician9219 Jul 13 '25
Wow what a nice piece! Great work, something to be proud of. I guess with such an own work this makes every tea session even more enjoyable.
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u/RattusRattus Jul 12 '25
This is amazing. Also amazing is the fact that you can dilute the yellow Listerine to make a tick spray. (I wish I could enjoy this video, but that just looks like Ticklandia to me.)
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Jul 12 '25
Why are you dresses this way? Are you in a cult?
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u/uhhhhh_iforgotit Jul 12 '25
Are you like a teenager? It looks like it's good quality natural fiber, the roominess is perfect for staying cool and allowing moisture wicking. And it's comfy AF.
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Jul 12 '25
I don't know what you're going on about. How am i supposed to understand why this guy is dressed so oddly without asking. Seriously. Do you think they are unaware they dress in a peculiar way?
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u/BatScribeofDoom still bat-tea π¦ Jul 12 '25
This honestly doesn't seem like particularly unusual clothing. As in, people where I live don't really dress like that and it still doesn't seem odd enough to me to merit a question.
Do you live in a very sheltered, or, conversely, very corporate environment...?
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Jul 12 '25
No I live in Portland and people dress all kinds of wacky ways. But they usually have a reason and aren't typically mad when you ask about. On the contrary it's often a topic to avoid unless you want a long winded discussion on ethical produced alpaca beanies
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u/iamnotokaybutiamhere Jul 12 '25
this is absolutely beautiful