As you can see the Dining Table
is finished. As always it took more time
than estimated, but it turned out alright.
The top was dyed with General Finishes Antique Cherry and the maple legs
were left natural. The finish I used
was my go-to General Finish’s Arm-a-Seal.
I used about 3 coats of gloss followed by two coats of satin.
While this was simple build, it
did have some challenges due to the size of the parts. The most challenging operation was the bevels
on the underside of the top. The top is
a little over a 1” thick, and rather than just using a chafer bit to bevel the
underside I wanted something a bit more graceful. To that end, the bevels are about 2 ½” wide
leaving an apparent edge thickness of ¾”.
The hard part was handling the top on edge at the table saw. I wouldn’t recommend the operation, but with
a tall auxiliary fence and a couple of feather-boards it wasn’t quite as
difficult as I expected. I then used my
smoothing plane to clean the bevels up.
Before I began my next major
project, the corner china cabinet, I am going to go ahead complete my Christmas
gifts I have planned for this year, as well as, three picture frames my wife
wants completed. BTW – the gifts I have
planned are some nice boxes to hold tea-bags.
I’m using the design Robert Lang built in the last Popular Woodworking
Magazine. I plan on making 5 of
them. Let’s see if I can get them all
done before Christmas.
Thanks for Stopping by,
TexWood
