In this episode, we discuss and show the application of the finish and grain colour texturing using black milk paint. Having experimented before, Paul can pretty much determine what the look of the finish will be and work towards that end.

It’s such an exciting time making a table go from rectangular to elliptical, and the steps you learn are transferable throughout your woodworking life.

The leg frames come together quickly, and then we focus on the more complex half housing of the middle of the two rails.

The start of most of Paul’s projects begins with corrugated cardboard from cardboard boxes, sticky tape, contact cement, and strips of different materials. It’s quicker and easier to make changes to cardboard mockups and then transfer the changes to full-size drawings and the patterns you might create.

Paul has always intended for new projects to spark enthusiasm, and here is another with a few twists and turns to trigger the imagination.