Ever have one of those projects you knew you had to finish, but your heart just wasn't in it. For me it's been the never ending entertainment center. Our old TV died last year and we had to get a new one. So of course that required a new entertainment center. Now that it's in the house, I'm just waiting for the other shoe to drop: "You know, the rest of the furniture in the room really doesn't go with the new entertainment center." :tongue2:
Anyway, I started this project last December, and did it in three stages: The center console for the the TV to sit on; the two towers on either side of the console; and the bridge across the top that connects the towers. The wood is mostly Maple, and in some cases Maple veneered plywood. I designed it in SketchUp with LOT'S of direction from LOML.
The finish is two coats of a water soluable dye that I blended until I got just what SWMBO was looking for. That was followed by three coats of dewaxed shellac, then three coats of lacquer, both sprayed on. Disclaimer on the finish: I provided a number of sample boards for the finish and this is what she chose. I used a washcoat on several of the samples to reduce the blotching, but it turns out she likes the blotching look. Go figure! :swoon:
Not much more to say about it, other than here are some more pics of the building process, if you're interested. Now I can go sit down and watch one of my favorite shows.
Bill
Anyway, I started this project last December, and did it in three stages: The center console for the the TV to sit on; the two towers on either side of the console; and the bridge across the top that connects the towers. The wood is mostly Maple, and in some cases Maple veneered plywood. I designed it in SketchUp with LOT'S of direction from LOML.
The finish is two coats of a water soluable dye that I blended until I got just what SWMBO was looking for. That was followed by three coats of dewaxed shellac, then three coats of lacquer, both sprayed on. Disclaimer on the finish: I provided a number of sample boards for the finish and this is what she chose. I used a washcoat on several of the samples to reduce the blotching, but it turns out she likes the blotching look. Go figure! :swoon:
Not much more to say about it, other than here are some more pics of the building process, if you're interested. Now I can go sit down and watch one of my favorite shows.
Bill
