Popular Post ..Kev Posted January 3, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 Heading back out on the road for work in the morning but, was able to finish this up for a client before I left. Breakfast bar. Parota wood finished with General Finishes High Performance satin.. I did shoot video of it and will put it out once the editing is done. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 That Parota finishes up nicely. I've been seeing a bunch of Parota slabs around recently. Do you have pictures before finish hit it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 Interesting wood. I like it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 It takes me two weeks to pack for a three day trip. Don't know how you do it! My first time seeing Parota wood. Pretty neat stuff! Have a safe trip! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted January 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 8 minutes ago, Brendon_t said: That Parota finishes up nicely. I've been seeing a bunch of Parota slabs around recently. Do you have pictures before finish hit it? 3 minutes ago, K Cooper said: It takes me two weeks to pack for a three day trip. Don't know how you do it! My first time seeing Parota wood. Pretty neat stuff! Have a safe trip! Thanks Coop.. See you in BR! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 That's quite a bit darker than the Parota I've seen down here. We're getting slabs more muted sipo in color. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted January 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 11 minutes ago, Brendon_t said: That's quite a bit darker than the Parota I've seen down here. We're getting slabs more muted sipo in color. To be honest, it's the first time I've worked with it so, really don't have anything to compare it to.. Ultimately, I was pretty pleased with the way it popped with finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 Looks nice, Kev ! Did you just replace the top on the clients breakfast bar or you built the whole thing ? I guess we'll know more once the video drops Sent from my SM-P550 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted January 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 2 hours ago, shaneymack said: Looks nice, Kev ! Did you just replace the top on the clients breakfast bar or you built the whole thing ? I guess we'll know more once the video drops Sent from my SM-P550 using Tapatalk Just the top. They're installing new cabinets that will get concrete counter tops except for this breakfast bar. They're doing the install as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronn W Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 Wow, Great wood. I like it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted March 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 Sorry it took so long to get the video done and up but, here it is.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 Nice! Thanks for the video Kev. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 damn! That drum sander just paid for itself with this one!! Great job Kev! Never heard of this wood before but man it is pretty. How long did it take for 20 passes in the drum sander? an hour or 2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted March 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 33 minutes ago, bushwacked said: damn! That drum sander just paid for itself with this one!! Great job Kev! Never heard of this wood before but man it is pretty. How long did it take for 20 passes in the drum sander? an hour or 2? Thanks BW. I think your guestimate on the time is about accurate.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 ooooh now I remember my other question ... When you ripped a straight edge on the back ... how did you make sure it was actually straight since the front was live edge? Did you just mark a point on both sides and cut and that was now the "straight" edge? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted March 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 3 minutes ago, bushwacked said: ooooh now I remember my other question ... When you ripped a straight edge on the back ... how did you make sure it was actually straight since the front was live edge? Did you just mark a point on both sides and cut and that was now the "straight" edge? I actually just set my long rail on it and eyeballed what looked good to the front edge. From there, I used a shorter rail and a square to trim the ends. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 Like the video Kev. Nice looking top and liked seeing how you did the bowtie. Thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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