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Christian Hawkshaw
11-25-2019, 4:22 PM
I while back, my wife and I were in a furniture store and saw on display a Stickley Gathering Island (https://www.stickley.com/product-category/entertainment/gathering-islands/). We liked the idea, but my wife wanted a simpler design. The two-tier designs would not work with our couch unless it was bar height, and we thought that would be too high. This is what I came up with...


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Here are a few pre assembly...have a little better view than I could get inside.

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Bill Carey
11-25-2019, 4:28 PM
Very nice piece Chris. You did that fine QSWO proud. What was your finish regimen? I really like it - it looks "old" already.
Christian Hawkshaw
11-25-2019, 4:43 PM
Ok..Fixed the issue with file rotation....

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Same view, more light coming in...

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Christian Hawkshaw
11-25-2019, 4:52 PM
Very nice piece Chris. You did that fine QSWO proud. What was your finish regimen? I really like it - it looks "old" already.


Thanks.....My wifed wanted a dark finish, and she liked the Centennial finish we saw on display on some of the Harvey Ellis pieces we saw. I used Jeff Jewitt's Centennial finish schedule in the below PDF. It is Dark Mission Dye/Seal-a-Cell/Java Gel Stain/ Arm-r-Seal.

http://homesteadfinishingproducts.com/stickley.pdf
Mark Rainey
11-25-2019, 5:29 PM
Christian, very nice. The wood grain is remarkable!
Phil Mueller
11-25-2019, 6:29 PM
That looks great, and a neat idea for a group of folks to gather. Love the wood color. Thanks for sharing.
Frederick Skelly
11-25-2019, 6:31 PM
That's a nice piece!
Christian Hawkshaw
11-26-2019, 3:26 PM
Christian, very nice. The wood grain is remarkable!

Thanks Mark


That looks great, and a neat idea for a group of folks to gather. Love the wood color. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Phil...I can't take credit for the idea....but I will take credit for "borrowing" the idea :)


That's a nice piece!

Thanks Frederick.
Von Bickley
11-26-2019, 6:22 PM
Looks great.... Love the Quarter-Sawn Oak.
Tom Bender
11-27-2019, 7:20 AM
Nice dog, is that trans tint?

The Oak thing is nice also.
Christian Hawkshaw
11-27-2019, 6:26 PM
Nice dog, is that trans tint?

The Oak thing is nice also.

Thanks Tom. Yes it is Trans Tint Dark Mission Dye follwed by Seal-a-Cell/Java Gel Stain/ Arm-r-Seal.