Mike Schwing
08-31-2003, 9:36 AM
Right off the bat - this was a kit project. I don't know why I bought it, it was an impulse, but I'm glad its done! I don't yet have the skills to make those legs but I will someday.
However, I'm darned proud of the finishing job. It was very time consuming. Scraped and sanded to 220. Sprayed on Solar Lux Pennsylvania Cherry full strength with a detail gun. Two coats of Watco Natural. One coat of Zinner Bulls eye shellac. 5 coats of wipe on Arm-R-Seal varnish (I LOVE that stuff). Then the top and scalloped edges got two coats of Behlen Rock Hard Table Top varnish. That stuff is ROCK hard for sure, but its unbelievably glossy, and it was quite a chore to rub the top down to the final result, but it was worth it. There are two pics below but a good few more at the link listed below. Its curly maple.
BTW, I also SCORED an incredible find yesterday. An old man with a huge barn full of gorgeous cherry, walnut, oak and maple, all at $2/bf. I bought nearly 1000 feet yesterday and it didn't even make a dent in his stock. Gloat for me!
Thanks for your finishing help guys - it made me brave enough to attempt the spray dye.
http://home.earthlink.net/~schwalden/tea
http://home.earthlink.net/~schwalden/tea/tea5.JPG
http://home.earthlink.net/~schwalden/tea/tea7.JPG
http://home.earthlink.net/~schwalden/tea/tea4.JPG
http://home.earthlink.net/~schwalden/tea/tea8.JPG
However, I'm darned proud of the finishing job. It was very time consuming. Scraped and sanded to 220. Sprayed on Solar Lux Pennsylvania Cherry full strength with a detail gun. Two coats of Watco Natural. One coat of Zinner Bulls eye shellac. 5 coats of wipe on Arm-R-Seal varnish (I LOVE that stuff). Then the top and scalloped edges got two coats of Behlen Rock Hard Table Top varnish. That stuff is ROCK hard for sure, but its unbelievably glossy, and it was quite a chore to rub the top down to the final result, but it was worth it. There are two pics below but a good few more at the link listed below. Its curly maple.
BTW, I also SCORED an incredible find yesterday. An old man with a huge barn full of gorgeous cherry, walnut, oak and maple, all at $2/bf. I bought nearly 1000 feet yesterday and it didn't even make a dent in his stock. Gloat for me!
Thanks for your finishing help guys - it made me brave enough to attempt the spray dye.
http://home.earthlink.net/~schwalden/tea
http://home.earthlink.net/~schwalden/tea/tea5.JPG
http://home.earthlink.net/~schwalden/tea/tea7.JPG
http://home.earthlink.net/~schwalden/tea/tea4.JPG
http://home.earthlink.net/~schwalden/tea/tea8.JPG