BobInAustin Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 Thought I had posted this but I guess not. This was my first table. QSWO where I could. Through tenons on the legs with ebony pins. Dye, sealer, Gel, Armor Seal was the finish. Looking back on it, I see a lot of things that could have been done better but I still like it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrum Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 Beautiful piece. Any estimate on the hours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobInAustin Posted May 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 This also made me want to build a workbench! lol I used these plans. http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/47465/arts-and-crafts-side-table 3 minutes ago, conundrum said: Beautiful piece. Any estimate on the hours? No, not really. I work slowly. Took a long time to figure out the finishing routine. Had a "oops" leg that I had to remake. Being the first thing I made, I went pretty slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 Awesome! Super nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 Bob, You said looking back, that there were things you could do better? Don't point them out as I think you did a great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 Ya..Looks great for shore.I like the looks of this table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 awesome job Bob, don't look back, look forward to the next project and enjoy them all, nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemenifee Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 fantastic table, very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 Beautiful ! Sign it and date it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrum Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 I totally understand the oops stuff. I think everything I've made has something. Most of the time I'm the only one that knows. Last week my wife asked if I could whip out a crossover bridge for our cub scouts. Sure I said. Turned out to take a lot of time. I CNC'd a lot of it which took time to setup, cut, paint, plane, etc. When I was stacking the final pieces I saw it (see first pic below). Crud, now I had to completely re-setup everything from the start and remake just that one piece. I even had text cut on the back which the scouts read as part of the ceremony (see pic #2) so it took extra long to remake the one board that was messed up. In the end it turned out but I don't want to admit the hours. I've had 10 people ask me to make them one but something like this is a labor of love. I don't want to go into production and I don't think they'd be willing to pay what it would take to make it. But when the wife asks.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted May 14, 2016 Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 Kicks my first table's butt and leaves it crying for mommy. Nice work. Sent from my QTAIR7 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted May 15, 2016 Report Share Posted May 15, 2016 Looks great, Bob! I see nothing to complain about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willin Posted May 15, 2016 Report Share Posted May 15, 2016 Outstanding! Everything done right. But I gotta ask about the RC plane. What is it? Full specs please! Long ago, I got way too deep into that hobby, and got building the Sukhoi M26 from scratch in sizes from 44" to 72" wingspans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkrusen Posted May 15, 2016 Report Share Posted May 15, 2016 Curious about the finish. What dye and gel stain did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobInAustin Posted May 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2016 Thanks everyone 13 hours ago, Willin said: Outstanding! Everything done right. But I gotta ask about the RC plane. What is it? Full specs please! Long ago, I got way too deep into that hobby, and got building the Sukhoi M26 from scratch in sizes from 44" to 72" wingspans. That is a 33% scale Yak with a 50cc engine. Ended up selling it. Looks like the smaller one on the right is the Tuff-E EPP foam plane. 3 hours ago, mkrusen said: Curious about the finish. What dye and gel stain did you use? Trans-tint dye first and then sanded it to knock some of the dye off of the fleck. Then some dewaxed shellac to seal that in. Lightly sand. Then gel stain and wiped off as much as I could. That was to fill in, darken the grain and provide some constrast. After thar was armor seal wiped on. Don't remember if I thinned that or now. I played with several test pieces to find what colors I liked and how strong to mix the dye. I think I went with Brown Mahogany all the way but I honestly don't remember. (Seems like logging your finishing routine might be a good idea.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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