Chad Easterling
11-21-2011, 8:32 AM
Whipped together a new end table for the living room this weekend. It is replacing a really bad eye sore table that was being used temporarily.
Sides and back are shop-made tounge-and-groove planking. Top is edge-glued boards wrapped to hide the end grain. Body is made from clear pine. Drawers are made from 1/2" poplar. Only light sanding on everything to give it that aged, hand-planed, distressed appearance.
Finish is 1 light coat of Valspar flat clear spray to lift the grain. Sanded. 1 coat coat flat black spay paint. Distressed. Old English for dark woods on the distressed areas. 2 coats of Valspar spay satin finish, sanded between coats.
Runners and bottoms of drawers "waxed" with candle wax to ensure smooth, easy operation.
The pulls are satin window case "locks". The knob is just a simple satin finished knob. Had to cut the head off of a screw and glue it into the knob so I could just screw the knob into the end of the pull out extension.
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Later!
Sides and back are shop-made tounge-and-groove planking. Top is edge-glued boards wrapped to hide the end grain. Body is made from clear pine. Drawers are made from 1/2" poplar. Only light sanding on everything to give it that aged, hand-planed, distressed appearance.
Finish is 1 light coat of Valspar flat clear spray to lift the grain. Sanded. 1 coat coat flat black spay paint. Distressed. Old English for dark woods on the distressed areas. 2 coats of Valspar spay satin finish, sanded between coats.
Runners and bottoms of drawers "waxed" with candle wax to ensure smooth, easy operation.
The pulls are satin window case "locks". The knob is just a simple satin finished knob. Had to cut the head off of a screw and glue it into the knob so I could just screw the knob into the end of the pull out extension.
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Later!