![]() This way it most naturally mimics a true river. So ideally I like to match one curve in with another piece curving out at around the same area. I don’t like huge areas of open resin if I can help it (looks funny and gets expensive). Other than avoiding straight edges, I don’t have any hard and fast rules. This can be a pretty big inconvenience, especially if you only have one or two slabs and they both have straight cuts on them. If we try and mimic the curve with no corresponding grain, it will look like we faked it, which we did. The reason is, all natural curves of the tree have corresponding natural curves in the grain. However, In my opinion these never look right. You may think you can just add your own natural edge by carving it to replicate a natural curve. ![]() And a section where the sawyer cut a limb off, just won’t look right. When we build one of these tables, we are trying to mimic nature the best we can. ![]() Why? Because trees don't grow perfectly straight edges, and rivers don’t flow perfectly straight. I have one main rule for picking an amazing layout. I got a few funny looks the first couple times I did it, but now they are used to me. I have no shame and do this in my slab suppliers showroom. Even if you think you know exactly how you want it orientated, take a few minutes and play around with other ideas by moving your slabs, flipping your slabs, or adding in other pieces just to see what it will look like. Once you have your template, take your time choosing a layout. For the best visualization, build your template so that the inside of the template is the size of your finished table. I generally use some old 1x1” scrap I have laying around. Your template doesn’t need to be anything fancy. I always start my project by building a template to help me visualize my finished table.
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