Popular Post Meatwad Posted January 15, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 15, 2023 I started this project to replace some sofa tables I had made about 5 years ago out of construction pine when I knew nothing about woodworking. Last year I decided it was time to replace them and so I chose ash with a white stain. The top coat is water polyurethane. I had someone else wire the junction box for me. And i had a lot of help from everyone here. I plan to do another one again this year. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronn W Posted January 15, 2023 Report Share Posted January 15, 2023 Good looking table. Nice finish. The motto I try to follow is that every project has to have some part of it that I have never done before and I get to buy a new toy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonPacific Posted January 15, 2023 Report Share Posted January 15, 2023 Looks great! I love the clean lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted January 16, 2023 Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 That color scheme compliments the slender table design quite well. Care to share the exact finish schedule? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Meatwad Posted January 16, 2023 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 On 1/15/2023 at 6:59 PM, wtnhighlander said: That color scheme compliments the slender table design quite well. Care to share the exact finish schedule? First, I used Old Masters wiping stain: Pickling White. I put on 1 coat and wiped off after 10 minutes. Then waited 24 hours and repeated that for a second coat. After giving it another 24 hours to dry I just used water-based polyurethane and wiped on 4 coats with a cloth, stopping after the 3rd coat to sand a little bit. I did all that 1 piece at a time before I assembled it. I'm not sure if I would do that again or just wait til it was all glued together. That added a lot of time to the project. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted January 16, 2023 Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 I'll have to give that Old Masters a try. I'm surprised to hear you had success wiping on water-born poly. I've only used GH High Performance, but it seemed to go on much better with a brush. I always wipe on oil poly, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted January 16, 2023 Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 Interesting I like the table. I assume the old table it's replacing is in the background of the last picture? I like the new version much better. The outlet is a good idea but for some reason outlets facing up make me uncomfortable. The outlet does have me thinking about child safety with cords in our house. We have cords everywhere and it might be a good idea to mount some power strips to the underside of furniture. I also find it interesting that you were successful wiping WB poly. I usually brush but usually stop at 2 or 3 coats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted January 16, 2023 Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 If you're making another think about putting the outlet on the underside of the table top with a surface mount box. I think that might improve the table's look even more. Then run a white cord over to and down one leg. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Meatwad Posted January 17, 2023 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 On 1/16/2023 at 8:56 AM, Chestnut said: Interesting I like the table. I assume the old table it's replacing is in the background of the last picture? I like the new version much better. The outlet is a good idea but for some reason outlets facing up make me uncomfortable. The outlet does have me thinking about child safety with cords in our house. We have cords everywhere and it might be a good idea to mount some power strips to the underside of furniture. I also find it interesting that you were successful wiping WB poly. I usually brush but usually stop at 2 or 3 coats. Here is one of the previous tables I made next to the new one. As far as wiping the poly my eyes didn't see any problem but maybe the wood is just such a light color it makes it hard to see any streaks? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 The finish looks great in the photos, no complaints from me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennL Posted January 20, 2023 Report Share Posted January 20, 2023 Sofa table looks great! Very clean design. One thing I would change would be to put the outlet on the back side in the middle where it would be hidden. You could run a white cord under the table, then down the back side of the leg with "Command Strips". all pretty much hidden. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted January 21, 2023 Report Share Posted January 21, 2023 Looks great! Sure, out of view is nice. But if the outlet needs to be accessed frequently, having it sandwiched against the back of the sofa would be very annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeiraCameron Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 On 1/15/2023 at 11:21 PM, Meatwad said: I started this project to replace some sofa tables I had made about 5 years ago out of construction pine when I knew nothing about woodworking. Last year I decided it was time to replace them and so I chose ash with a white stain. The top coat is water polyurethane. I had someone else and how to get rid of moobs wire the junction box for me. And i had a lot of help from everyone here. I plan to do another one again this year. This is a nice outcome of your work. This thin table is looking nice and unique too. Did you plan making the same another table? Or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatwad Posted January 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 Yes, my plan was to my another just like this one and have them end to end along the back of our couch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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