A couple of pics of my recent progress on a coffee table for my daughter.
I dyed and shellaced the walnut and mahogany base as well as the table top this week.
The base
Glued the apron end assembly today and this is a dry fit, and will glue the stretchers tomorrow so that the base will be completely finished.
Installed the breadboard ends yesterday on the table top along with their little nerve wracking pegs. Pegs have to be just right or you get tear out on the opposing side. Still I was fairly pleased once they were in.
Here is the table top waiting to be lightly sanded and then it will get 3 coats per side of General Finishes water based top coat.
So the end is in sight for this project, and I even made the little pegs that Greg Paolini called for in his video on making an Arts and Crafts Coffee Table.
I used a 50/50 mixture of Transtint Red Mahogany and Vintage Brown Maple dye on both the Mahogany and the Walnut in this table, followed by 3 coats of dewaxed amber shellac.
Next time I mix that for Mahogany I will go a little less on the Red dye as the Mahogany really wants to pick up the red quick.
I will be glad when the finishing stage is done and I can deliver this to my girl.
I know she will like it better than the Ikea one that is falling apart on her.
Thanks for looking.
I dyed and shellaced the walnut and mahogany base as well as the table top this week.
The base
Glued the apron end assembly today and this is a dry fit, and will glue the stretchers tomorrow so that the base will be completely finished.
Installed the breadboard ends yesterday on the table top along with their little nerve wracking pegs. Pegs have to be just right or you get tear out on the opposing side. Still I was fairly pleased once they were in.
Here is the table top waiting to be lightly sanded and then it will get 3 coats per side of General Finishes water based top coat.
So the end is in sight for this project, and I even made the little pegs that Greg Paolini called for in his video on making an Arts and Crafts Coffee Table.
I used a 50/50 mixture of Transtint Red Mahogany and Vintage Brown Maple dye on both the Mahogany and the Walnut in this table, followed by 3 coats of dewaxed amber shellac.
Next time I mix that for Mahogany I will go a little less on the Red dye as the Mahogany really wants to pick up the red quick.
I will be glad when the finishing stage is done and I can deliver this to my girl.
I know she will like it better than the Ikea one that is falling apart on her.
Thanks for looking.