Little Staked Table

Looks great. I’ll have to dig into your blog for more on the purpose of the 3 coats shellac before the enamel. Finishing is an area I need to learn SO MUCH more.

I didn’t discuss that, Barb. But we’re out of primer, so I needed something to prep the wood for the enamel. Three coats of shellac (2, then a light sanding, then another) smoothed and sealed the surface, and I know enamel will stick to shellac, because everything sticks to shellac.

-- Dave - Santa Fe

Really looks great painted, real southwestern in appearance. Nice work.

-- "I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The point is to bring them the real facts." - Abraham Lincoln

Thanks, Tom! My sweetie’s happy with it, too!

-- Dave - Santa Fe

Kinda funny looking mistleltoe !
But the little table looks nice

-- Regards Rob

You did a good job on the little table Dave!

-- Lifes good, Enjoy each new day...... Cheers from "On Top DownUnder" Crowie

cute little table, I didn’t follow the blog so the hand holes in the middle shall remain a mystery

-- Dick, Malvern Ohio - my biggest fear is that when I die, my wife sells my toys for what I told her I paid for them

That’s about a years worth of chiles, Rob. We pluck them from the ristra and toss them into food.

Thanks, Peter!

Dick, the hand-holes mostly make it easier to move around one-handed.

-- Dave - Santa Fe

Nice little table, Dave. A fitting turquoise color for NM, and great-looking on your portale. I own a lathe, but don’t use it too often. This would be the perfect kind of project to brush-up on my skills.

I grew up in NM and the hanging ristras feels like home to me. I sure do miss the Hatch green chile harvest at the end of summer.

Nice table and the color is good. Nice work.

-- Ron

Thanks, Ross! The turned legs on this table were entirely because I needed to improve my spindle turning. And at 19” long, there weren’t any major issues with them flexing as I was turning. Pretty easy and satisfying skill-builder.

For the first time since moving here, I bought a bunch (five baggies) of fresh-roasted chiles, cleaned them, and froze them for use over the winter. It won’t be a whole winter’s worth of green chiles, but I figured out a few things to do better next year. And I sent Pottz a box of red chiles and a ristra to satisfy his cravings. Happy to do the same if you need a fix.

Thanks, Ron! We picked that color to renew my five-board-bench which also sits on the portale. It’s a sea-green or some such, rather than a true turquoise, but we thought it popped better next to the ristra last year.

-- Dave - Santa Fe

Nice table Dave!

-- Steve - Impatience is Expensive

simply just love the color and the table looks very nice on patio or portale GREAT JOB :<)))))) GRATZ TOP 3

-- Tony---- Reinholds,Pa.------ REMEMBER TO ALWAYS HAVE FUN :<))

Thanks, Steve!

Thanks, Tony! My sweetie thinks it came out GRRR8 too!

-- Dave - Santa Fe

Buen trabajo!

-- I still love you baby, but I sure don't want you back... Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown