Eric. Posted December 27, 2015 Report Share Posted December 27, 2015 White oak has many redeeming qualities and is totally worthy of fine furniture. Red oak is a hideous pale pink vile weed that smells like a wet dog had a baby with a pool of old urine. Table is looking good, Lee. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lee Bussy Posted December 28, 2015 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 Yesterday I brought the table top home. Today I started the stripping. Here's a few semi-interesting pics of you enjoy that sort of thing. This is the octagonal pedestal. You can see the original finish and the first coat of stripper. The roman numerals correspond to the trim that I removed down there. It all needed to be re-glued so I decided it would be easier to strip with it all off: Close up where you can see the condition of the old finish. Nothing shows flaws like a flash: First facet stripped. Second verse, same as the first! Pretty happy with the stripping action here. I do need to do some bleaching as there are some dark water-stained areas: Finished stripping the main part of the pedestal: Stripped legs. There's a couple repairs to do here as well as making that one leg the same size as the others. I know nobody noticed it for 65 years but I see it now and I can't un-see it. Coat hangers worked nice to hold the hoops as they dry after stripping: That's today's work. Still need to strip the molding pieces as well as the feet from the legs. A couple of those need repair as well so I'm headed to Woodcraft tomorrow to see if I can find a glue syringe. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 Wow Lee! That stuff really works! What are you using as a stripper? You may not need to bleach that water staining if you're going to go with a Jeff Jewitt multi-step dye/glaze oak finish. Do you have any discarded pieces that you can try out the finishing schedule? The Jewitt finish I used was very forgiving with stains or discoloration. It makes them look like they belong. http:// Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Bussy Posted December 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 28 minutes ago, davewyo said: Wow Lee! That stuff really works! What are you using as a stripper? You may not need to bleach that water staining if you're going to go with a Jeff Jewitt multi-step dye/glaze oak finish. Do you have any discarded pieces that you can try out the finishing schedule? The Jewitt finish I used was very forgiving with stains or discoloration. It makes them look like they belong. I'm using Jasco Paint and Epoxy Remover: With the match I need to do on the new wood I don't want to chance the dark areas turning black after it's finished. Some wood bleach is a cheap investment and it will also make it easier to match the stain top and bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Bussy Posted December 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 I should mention that this finish did not "lift" and allow itself to be scraped off. I let a coat of the stripper sit for a few minutes (5-15 depending how interesting the game was) and then scrub it off with #1 steel wool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 How is that stuff to work with? You in full body armor? Is your shop now a EPA super fund site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Bussy Posted December 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 12 hours ago, Chet K. said: How is that stuff to work with? You in full body armor? Is your shop now a EPA super fund site? Gauntlet gloves, eye protection, organic vapor cartridges in my dust mask. I splattered a little on my arm above my gloves (was in short sleeves of course) and by the time I got to the sink it was burning pretty good. It works SO well though, I don't mind the gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lee Bussy Posted January 3, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 Working on base repairs: Base repairs done, ready to finish: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted January 3, 2016 Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 Looking good, Lee! What percentage of the table is still original, in your estimation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Bussy Posted January 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 3 hours ago, wtnhighlander said: Looking good, Lee! What percentage of the table is still original, in your estimation? So far I have replaced the top, the extension slides, and the wood screws holding it all together. From the skirts down is original. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinF Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 On December 29, 2015 at 7:13 AM, Lee Bussy said: Gauntlet gloves, eye protection, organic vapor cartridges in my dust mask. I splattered a little on my arm above my gloves (was in short sleeves of course) and by the time I got to the sink it was burning pretty good. It works SO well though, I don't mind the gear. I used some of that stuff to strip a tailgate of my truck once... Got a little on my arm like you did, man that stuff will light a fire on you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Bussy Posted January 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Okay a little contest for those of you following. What are these and what do they mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Putty for old cut nail holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Poorly made Lone Ranger masks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Bussy Posted January 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 1 hour ago, C Shaffer said: Putty for old cut nail holes. Close. No cut nails on this table but they are from puttying. If you look at the shape and the spacing ..... 46 minutes ago, K Cooper said: Poorly made Lone Ranger masks? Those are skillfully made sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Bussy Posted January 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Okay I was hoping someone did the same thing I did and I would not feel so bad. Guess not. When doing biscuits I did them between EVERY board, even the two making up the split in my table. So, I had to repair that area. It will be visible if the table is open, but the chances of 1) it being open when someone walks by and 2) them noticing it are incredibly small. The edges are usually "busy" and it will be tough to see. I hope. I had thought about making 5/32 x 4 "pucks" of the oak to patch them, but I think that would have been too much work for an area nobody will see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Glad you posted this. I had forgotten and would never have guessed that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Bussy Posted January 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 2 minutes ago, Mike. said: This is the reason I stopped using biscuits for alignment. I seemed no matter how hard I tried i would end up with a visible biscuit. At least yours won't be visible when the table is closed. Good recovery. Yeah there's also one between the leaves ... I ended up splitting it right on a joint. Oh well. It used to be veneer with an exposed edge so technically this is still a huge step up. I'll take a pic tonight and post it so it's at least "documented" in the build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lee Bussy Posted January 27, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Okay here's the pieces stained. I'll be going back with a gell stain, this is just dye. It's boring but the right color. Got to enhance the grain now. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Looking great, Lee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 That is coming out real nice Lee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgreenb Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 That looks great Lee. Nice job with the stain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Bussy Posted January 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Staining things has always been my specialty. Ask my mom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Bussy Posted January 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Okay this afternoon was "Seal-a-Cell" time. I still have to apply a gel stain to make the grain pop but you can see how it's shaping up: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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