Slant Top Tiger Maple Desk #4: Final Touches

Thanks for this series Tommy. I just bought 300 bd ft of tiger maple to make a bedroom set for my son, haven’t committed to doing the finish myself, especially after seeing how great this piece looks. The inspiration is a big help.

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T-Mac and Al.. you guys are great. It’s refreshing to see quality work done while having FUN. Thanks for sharing.

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very nice video. i agree with you too about the shellac. once i had about 6 coats on my quilt racks it looked great and i started to sand to smooth it and it just lost its luster. so with shellac if you don’t plan on using wax the best is a super light last coat. just to wet it to bring the luster back.

Tommy -

Great series! Thanks for the inspiration. I love the desk, the Tiger Maple grain and the finish. Good solid work with a touch of fun. Hard to beat that recipe!

David

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After the last coat. I usually sand it and do a french polish coat on top to bring back the shine.

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Nice videos!

Great job

Callum

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Nice. Your blessed to have such a skilled finish man on your side. I think good finish guys are more of an endangered species than good woodworkers.

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I guess it must be me, but I cannot see the link to Video on this page

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Thanks for all the great information. It will help me a lot.

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