How to Make a Wood Slice Table Runner

Make a rustic-style table runner using branches from your backyard.

Rustic-Style Wood Slice Table Runner

This rustic table runner is made with wood slices from a branch you can find in your own backyard.

From: Dan Faires

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By: Dan Faires

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Materials and Tools:

canvas drop cloth
tape measure
scissors
pencil
hot glue gun
glue sticks
satin clear polyurethane
miter saw
dried branches (about 2” in diameter)

Cut Branches

Cut dried branches about 1/4-inch thick, about 150-200 wood slices, with a miter saw.

Dan Faires cutting branches with a miter saw

Cut Branches

Cut dried branches about 1/4-inch thick with a miter saw.

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Cut Drop Cloth

Measure and mark the width of the runner at 12" on a canvas drop cloth. Measure and mark the length of the table runner at 6 feet. Cut the canvas drop cloth on the marks using scissors.

Measure the width of the table runner on a drop cloth at 12".

Measure and mark a drop bloth at 6' to make a table runner.

Cut the canvas drop cloth on the marks with scissors.

Measure Width

Measure the width of the table runner on a drop cloth at 12".

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Mark Drop Cloth

Measure and mark a drop bloth at 6' to make a table runner.

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Cut Drop Cloth

Cut the canvas drop cloth on the marks with scissors.

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Attach Slices

Using a hot glue gun, start gluing slices from right to left at one end of the canvas. Continue gluing to cover the entire canvas.

Continue attaching wood slices to the drop cloth using a hot glue gun.

Attach Wood Slices

Attach wood slices to drop cloth using a hot glue gun.

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Attach Wood Slices

Continue attaching wood slices to the drop cloth using a hot glue gun.

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Spray Protective Coating

Spray the entire piece with satin clear polyurethane, and display on your dining table.

Dan Faires spraying table runner with clear polyurethane

Spray Polyurethane

Spray the entire piece with satin clear polyurethane.

From: Dan Faires

and Danmade

Wood Slice Table Runner

This rustic table runner is made with wood slices from a branch you can find in your own backyard.

From: Dan Faires

and Danmade

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How to Make a Wood Slice Table Runner

Rustic-Style Wood Slice Table Runner

Materials and Tools:

Cut Branches

Cut Branches

Cut Drop Cloth

Measure Width

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Mark Drop Cloth

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Cut Drop Cloth

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Attach Slices

Attach Wood Slices

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Spray Protective Coating

Spray Polyurethane

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