Dop Leaf Table Build
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9 December 2013 at 12:06 am #23322
This little table started out several months ago as simple joinery practice. I wasn’t ready to commit to the “Coffee Table” but I wanted to make sure that I practiced the joinery techniques. I fully intended to take it apart when I was done and utilize the lumber for other projects. The more I worked on it, the more I started to like it. Then I decided to go ahead and glue it up and try a milk paint stain experiment. Still not planning to actually finish it. Then, when I went to Woodcraft to buy lumber for the “Walking Cane”, from the discount bin of course, I spied a nasty, cheap piece of cherry. That piece of cherry would work for the top.
So here it is. It still needs another coat of wax, but I’m calling it done. The milk paint stain did a great job of evening the color out (see the photo with the off cuts that are left). For $20US, I think I’ll keep it.
As usual, thanks for looking.Attachments:
You must be logged in to view attached files.9 December 2013 at 12:51 am #23332Ken, Jay…thanks guys. I highly recommend the milk paint stain. It worked really well.
9 December 2013 at 1:06 am #23334Ken…sorry I should have explained it a little more. I took standard milk paint and mixed it very, very thin. Then I applied it with a rag.
I read of the Shakers using the method.9 December 2013 at 1:56 am #23338Nice work Greg, did the milk paint stain experiment precede the cherry find or was it undertaken to match the top? Looks like I might have to give milk paint stain idea a try.
9 December 2013 at 1:57 am #23339Denise…I’m not sure. I used barn red milk paint and was surprised at how easily I was able to match raw pine and raw cherry to the same color. I don’t have any black milk paint or I would give it a try for you. The best answer I have is…just get some black milk paint and try it on a piece of scrap.
9 December 2013 at 2:00 am #23340Martin, both the pine and the cherry received the same stain treatment. The cherry piece that I used contained white sap wood and had a couple of really dark areas. The milk paint stain evened everything out.
9 December 2013 at 3:21 am #23348Nice looking table Greg! Does that table top slide over when the leaf is raised?
9 December 2013 at 6:31 am #23357Martin @mmccoll , I apologize, I misread your original question. I had always planned on the red/cherry stain. Barn red milk paint is what I had on hand. The cherry plank was just a happy coincidence. I was actually going to buy a pine board for the top but the cherry board was actually cheaper than clear pine. I love the bargain bin!
The method came up when I was reading descriptions of original Shaker pieces. The descriptions frequently listed a piece being constructed from several different species of wood. The color of the piece, however, was almost always uniform. The Shakers had all manner of recipes for staining wood and one of them happened to be a milk paint ‘wash’. So I took a shot. I think I may buy some more colors of milk paint and a piece of clear pine and do some experimenting.9 December 2013 at 6:58 am #23358Greg another fine project, it amazes me how many projects you manage to complete, what is the milk paint thinned down with.
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