Pembrook Table

[Larry Rose]

This is the first finished project of the year (actuslly started before Christmas). Its mahogony with ebony and sycamore banding and stringing. The finish sequence is a coat of Minwax red mahogony oil stain followed by a coat of thinned amber shelac then a coat of Olympia mahogony gel stain followed by several more coats of thinned shelac. I think the shelac gives the white sycamore an aged look almost like ivory.

 

[Joe Scharle]

Very nice!

 

[nelsone]

Great looking table!

 

[JimmyC]

Larry,

I love the inlays, table is beautiful. I have one question though, when you put the gel coat on, how did you keep it from staining the inlay ?

Thank you,
Jimmy

 

[Travis Porter]

Another impressive project! How about some details of the inlay? How did you make the grooves/slots and did you make the inlays yourself?

 

[PeteM]

Very nice work -
but why did you paint the bottom of the legs black? :eusa_doh:

Just kidding - great table :eusa_danc

pete

 

[Rocker]

That's a great table. The inlay gives it a light touch. Really nice. I, too, would like to hear about your inlay technique.

 

[Larry Rose]

To answer the question about stain getting on the inlay, I did the inlay after the last stain coat. It was the only way I could see how to keep it from staining. Has anyone else done it that way? I did all the grooves with a router and a 1/8" straight bit. I made the ebony and sycamore banding and stringing. Someone asked about painting the bottom of the legs. Its not paint its ebony.

 

[DavidF]

Great looking table! So you started it just before Xmas 2007? and it's done! People like you should be banned from the site for giving the rest of a bad name:lol::lol::lol:

 

[PeteM]

Someone asked about painting the bottom of the legs. Its not paint its ebony.

That was me. I said I was just kidding!!! :slap:

pete

 

[ptt49er]

That's one purty table

 

[Larry Rose]

Pete, My bad...

 

[BillPappas]

Great job, well done, congrats!

 

[garymuto]

Outstandign design and workmanship

 

[JackLeg]

I knew that after the "Compass Rose" we hadn't seen the last of you! Nice, nice work, Larry. Master work. :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

 

[DaveO]

No wonder your Daughter has such talent...it's got to be in your genes. Beautiful table...do you need an extra Son to mentor :-D


Dave

 

[cskipper]

Great looking table! :eusa_clap

 

[welldigger]

nice table!

 

[mshel]

Larry,
Great looking table. FWIW, I have have used blond shellac on the inlay prior to staining, that way it keeps the stain from darkening the inaly. Just use a small brush and give it a coat. Usually one coat is sufficient. You might want to give it a try on a sample until you are comfortable with it. BTW, how did you attach the ebony, dowel it? I saw DM do one like that and he just drilled a hole off center so that when he tapered the legs he didn't cut into the dowel. I have got to build another auction table soon and haven't decided on the style I am going to build. Last year was a demilume and this year........?????

MIke

 

[mkepke]

Ditto what Larry said.

When I did the inlay in this crib, I used a couple coats of Zinsser SealCoat (aka blonde dewaxed shellac) to protect the inlay from the tung oil color coat I later applied to the cherry.

Applied only to the inlays with an artist's paintbrush and a steady hand..err..mostly steady hand.