Stellar job on building the table for your son…I know he'll be proud to have it, cause Dad made it for him. It reminds me of a country-style table. Design is very nice and well thought out…..You did good….!!
I sanded very fine on the table top. I think it was 320 or 420 grit. Then I brushed on 11 coats of semi-gloss Polyurethane. Lightly sand in between coats with very fine sandpaper. Give it plenty of time to dry in between coats.
Stellar job on building the table for your son…I know he ll be proud to have it, cause Dad made it for him. It reminds me of a country-style table. Design is very nice and well thought out…..You did good….!!
Thank you for the compliments, was a fun project….I worked up my own drawings and just took each piece as it's own project. Used chisels for mortise and Dozuki saw for cutting to fit table leg brace , and did final shaping by hand planing the table legs Heck of a lot of fun.
Beautiful table, very well done. I love the striations on the cedar top. Please forgive my ignorant novice question (I am still very much in the learning phase) but how did you compensate for wood expansion not causing problems with the picture framing around the top? I love the look but was wondering about how to handle the expansion issues?
Beautiful table, very well done. I love the striations on the cedar top. Please forgive my ignorant novice question (I am still very much in the learning phase) but how did you compensate for wood expansion not causing problems with the picture framing around the top? I love the look but was wondering about how to handle the expansion issues?
Hi, I just used many biscuits and lots of coats of finish. There is little movement along the grain, it is the side to side where we do get some gaps, nothing much but we have had them.