Matching dining table, end table and coffee table complete
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10 May 2016 at 3:24 am #137107
My brother and his wife just bought their first house this weekend. I made these tables as a house warming gift for them. (you can barly see the end table under the lamp in the second picture) I learned quite a lot! If you want to read about it I posted about them on my blog. http://www.roughsawn.net
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You must be logged in to view attached files.10 May 2016 at 4:47 am #137120Those look really good Joe. That’s an amazing house warming gift! I really like the color of the tops of the tables. What wood are they, and how did you finish them?
10 May 2016 at 3:10 pm #137122Common grade Alder. I have a vinegar solution that I make and use to artificially age the wood. For the Alder, it turns a mid-tone gray. I then have 4 coats of Waterlox on top of that followed by some wax.
His wife wanted an an old, reclaimed, wood vibe. But any sources for that (barns, etc…) are in high demand over here and are quite $$$. Using a knotty, low-grade Alder is close enough. 🙂
10 May 2016 at 4:49 pm #137124yeah, but a special mixture of vinegars 😉
I find that white and apple cider vinegar give different results. I found a ratio of the two I like.
11 May 2016 at 10:59 pm #137167You did a nice job on those tables, and it is a nice gift for sure. I haven’t tried the “vinegar” antiquing method might have to give that a try. So what is the ratio 50/50 ???? 0r ?
Thanks for sharing !
Steve
25 May 2016 at 2:39 am #137409Hey, that’s fantastic, Joe. I’ll bet they’re thrilled. The glue-up of the 6′ x 3′ top was a tough one, I’ll bet but it came out great.
I’d like to follow your blog, but don’t know how. Is there anything I can do to get alerted of updates?
25 May 2016 at 3:50 pm #137429Thank you @mattmcgrane. It was a beast to glue up. I did the glue up in 2 stages and that helped a lot.
There is an RSS feed of my blog (button at the bottom of the page). That is the only way to receive notifications right now.
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