Stickley Dining Table no. 622 #3: Finish: Fuming, Waiting, and Shellac

I love the look of the fumed finish. Just no nerve to try it (or a place to do it safely either. Looks like a nice solid piece. What are the overall dimensions?

The top is 40 inches wide by almost 7 feet long.

4 inch square legs.

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

Looks great.

I really like QS White oak. The rays on the legs and top are really sweet!

-- Scott - Chico California http://chicowoodnut.home.comcast.net

Sweet table Giz, it’s looking good

-- I've cut that board three times and it's still too short!

Looking great.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

Very sharp!

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Great work!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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Awesome! That is one solid and beautiful looking table. Like others have said the medulary rays of the QSWO is stunning. I love working with it. Are those legs quadralinear construction?

-- Brian, Folsom, CA http://www.brianfullerdesigns.com

Looks Great! (Has anyone tried anything different to fume with, like vinegar? Your project may smell like a salad for a while but I have heard it works.) I love seeing just a hint of flake. Too much can be very distracting. I believe this was the point of fuming in the first place, soften the flake.
I like the method you used to attach the top. Gus used iron figure 8’s allowing the top to move. One screw up into top the other down into the end grain of the leg.

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BFD: The legs are veneered on two sides so the rays show. I cut 1/4” veneer.

Daltons: I did not want to use the figure 8. I was afraid I would just lift up the top one day and pull them out. I wanted to use something beefier.

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I’ll just stick to what I said before: That’s gonna be a heck of a dining table!

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Giz – that’s going to be an awesome table!!! I am jealous of the amount of time you have for your projects. I can barely make a few cuts in the time it takes you to build a table!

From those pictures above there didn’t look to be a discernable color difference b/w 4 and 6 hrs. After your recent experiences do you have a recommended fuming time.

Thanks Fireball,

I feel like this is taking forever.

The 6 hour is a bit darker.

I like about 6 hours for fuming. I have not been patient enough to go beyond that. I will try with a smaller project someday.

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

BFD, I totally understand the fear of figure 8’s not standing up to the job but I have had 8 foot Gus directors tables with eight quarter tops held by these and they worked fine. I have also had standard multiple drawer library tables with 7/8 inch thick tops and they work in this case as well. They do seam wimpy but they really do the job. I don’t think they make the original cast iron type anymore. All I have seen is stamped steel.

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