Willin Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 In the breakfast nook, we chose to do one that is a full 42" bar-height. It is like those seen in some of the Amish furniture sites, and it looks as if the Amish did a riff on some stuff by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, the great arts and crafts era architect, painter, and furniture designer. It is ash, died black, then sealed with GF's Seal-A-Cell, then glazed with GF's gel stain in black, and finished with half a dozen coats of GF Arm-R-Seal. Everything wiped. The dining table is a copy of what Stickley calls their Highlands table, with a 51" pedestal base, its top with boards running side to side, 44 x 78 closed. Two leaves store in the table pocket. Equalizer slides, steel, from Moin Hardware. Extends out to 114" with its two leaves. Cherry, sealed with 1:7 Elmers for blotch control, dyed brown-red, then sealed, then clearcoated. All GF stuff as above, all wiped. The cocktail table is a copy of the Stickley mission square tile-topper. Legs are not quartered like is done with a Morris chair. I skinned the edge grain with QS slices at 3/32" thickness. Tile from Clay Squared To Infinity, Minneapolis. This was done in the Jeff Jewitt program for mimicing the Stickley "Onandaga" finish. Red-brown dye, then seal, then glaze with GF Georgian Cherry, then half a dozen coats of Arm-R-Seal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stobes21 Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Looks great! Love the through joinery on the second two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Very nice pieces, Willin! Thanks for sharing. Did you happen to build the chairs in pic #2 also? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willin Posted February 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 No for any of the chairs at the tables. Ethan Allen at the tall table, and Stickley at the dining table. There are two bow-armed Morris chairs that are along one side of the cocktail table, though, that I made, and will present here when the cushions are done and installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Ash and oak look good dyed black. Nice work ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Very nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFatBaron Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 I love the black table. What dye did you use? And, can we we get clearer photo of the base/legs? Hard to tell what's chair and what's table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 Tenons do look good on the second 2 pictures ! I didn't notice at first . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 All three pieces, very well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N00b-in-training Posted February 17, 2015 Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 Nice Job Willin!! I'm getting ready to make backless bar stools for our 46" bar counter from ash. The 'boss' wants black mixed with "a nice brown" so I plan on dyeing the legs, and maybe the rails, black and trying to get the seat, and maybe rails..., "a nice brown". Thanks for posting your process on dyeing the ash. Any particular lessons learned in your process? -jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Bailey Posted February 17, 2015 Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 I am always impressed by quality dye-work, I just can't get that skill down so I tend to avoid it. I really like the breakfast nook piece, very elegant. nice work all around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willin Posted February 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 The nook table was the first thing I did with my new-used Festool domino. Here is a view of the base of the table, and the picket parts after cutting the mortises in the ends. I made a jig for doing the 4mm plunges into the ends of the 3/4 squares. The finish sequence is just a riff on what Jeff Jewitt has had out there forever for Stickley knock-off looks. Dye first, then seal, then glaze, then clearcoat. All using GF products, all wiped on with rags. For me, it is just a better look than just plain paint, because there is a little variegation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Grandpa Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 Beautiful work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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