Sapele side table progress

Great looking grain. Nice job.

Did you put Japan Dryer in the Danish oil mix. It should dry overnight with it mixed in.

But only put the dryer in the amount of the oil that you are going to use that day because it will setup in the bottle.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Appomattox Virginia [email protected] †

Beautiful Table!!

The tapered legs and decorative apron gives it such an elegant look!

-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the Universe's finest custom rolling pins.

Very nice job. I like that Sapele. I found out that my local lumber yard carries it. Now I just need to come up with a project for it. Thanks for the post.

Beautiful Wood – Beautiful Work!

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://americancraftsmanworkshop.com

Looks great Bro, I’m sure that Karen will love it.

-- Adrian ..... The 11th Commandment...."Thou Shalt Not Buy A Wobble Dado"

Hard to believe that the wood was scrap, doesn’t it.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Appomattox Virginia [email protected] †

Karson, After working this wood, I could never imagine anyone wanting to paint over it. It is fabulous to work and the look of the wood is stunning in person. I could never hope to capture it on camera. I think those guys should really rethink what they allow their customers to do to it.

-- Greg - Charles Town, WV

I did use just a touch of Japan dryer when I made this batch a few days ago. I don’t think I used enough. I only used a 1/4 tsp of dryer to 1 cup of finish. I will probably mix a fresh batch when this one dries and see how that works.

-- Greg - Charles Town, WV

Gotta love that Sapele, don’t ya, Greg? Really came out nice.

-- Thos. Angle, Jordan Valley, Oregon

If I were to make anything that nice it would have to be covered completely with fiberglass by the time I finished with it. Excellent work. Another classic piece of art work. Bye and Merry Christmas to All.

-- Rich, Nevada,

Thats some beautiful wood. You did it justice!

-- "The way to make a small fortune in woodworking- start with a large one"

The door company uses Sapele almost exclusively for all doors and windows. Except when the customer or customers representative requests otherwise. He’s currently making 38 french doors sets and all the windows for the house out of teak. It’s quite an operation.

But yes seaing the stacks of painted Sapele doors and windows make me cringe. But it’s the stability that he’s looking for.

I guess if we get after Debbie for painting Walnut, I should get after him for painting Sapele, but then maybe he wouldn’t give me any more scraps.

I actually had him do some custom glueing for me last week for the toy woodworking operation. I’ll post the pictures later as a blog.

I picked up some South American Mahogany and I skipped over the African mahogany. I’ll get it next trip.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Appomattox Virginia [email protected] †

Greg I may have used a half a cap of the Japan Drier in about a cup of finish. But, I didn’t really measure it

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Appomattox Virginia [email protected] †

Very niced work Greg, looks fantastic!

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

LOVE IT!!!

-- Matt Garcia Wannabe Period Furniture Maker, Houston TX