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Third Project Ever - Mission Plant Stands

Project by ChicagoGlen posted 365 days ago 460 views 1 time favorited 9 comments Add to Favorites Watch

They are QSRO and I just kind of winged the design. I am not happy with the finish. They appear blochy to me. Currently I believe that finishing is the area I really need to improve on. I hate spending so much work and then finish them like junk. I did make these right around the time I made the cabinets and first table so I have grown since then.

Here are some pictures. As you can see I actually made four of these I just have never assembled the other two. I will take my time and finish and sand the next too much better.


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CharlieM1958

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posted 365 days ago

Great idea!

If there is anything wrong with the finish, it doesn’t show in the photos. Oak, by its nature, is going to soak up a lot of stain in the grainy areas and give you a high contrast two-tone appearance. That is just the nature of the wood…. nothing wrong with your technique.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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haltman

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posted 365 days ago

Excuse me what means QSRO? I’ve tried to find on the net without result :(

thanks in advance.

-- ciao h.

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botanist

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posted 365 days ago

QSRO means quarter sawn red oak. I’m guessing that you finished the piece with stain and not dye or fuming. It seems like stain tends to create two tone finishes that obscure the medullary rays in QSRO or QSWO. I’m having the same problem in my first big piece, a mission sideboard. While the finish doesn’t look that bad, it doesn’t have the same “pop” that fuming or dyeing produces. I just look at it as a learning experience. That being said, just like CharlieM1958 said, your pieces look great and should be really great plant stands.

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rtb

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posted 365 days ago

I suspect that you didn’t use a sealer before staining. AND see sec.m1958. I think you design is great especially if you winged it. I suggest that you take plenty of pictures and put then in a notebook or folder with dimentions, thoughts you may have etc. Should you wish to duplicate them in 5-10 years you have all the data you need. With this design I can easily see than happening.

-- RTB. "dumb animals are not stupid they simply can't talk "

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Woodhacker

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posted 364 days ago

Those are really nice. Especially for your third project.

Great job and thanks for posting them.

-- Martin, Kansas

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CessnaPilotBarry

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posted 364 days ago

Nice for a 13th project!

Great work.

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dustygirl

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posted 363 days ago

Nice plant stands.

-- Dustygirl..Hastings,Ontario.. How much wood can 1 gal chuck if 1 gal can't cut wood?

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AaronK

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posted 321 days ago

does sealing oak before staining preserve the medullary rays?

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gizmodyne

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posted 321 days ago

Nice design. I would recommend white oak for a true Arts and Crafts look. The majority of original/ antique/ turn of the last century designs were rendered in quartersawn white oak. I have personally never seen a red oak piece that achieves the same aesthetic. With white oak, even a simple danish oil finish will bring out the rays.

I advise you to figure out your finish before starting the project. Make sample boards and record the finishing schedule. This makes the finishing something to look forward to. Also helps to prevent shop full of unfinished projects.

Keep up the good work.

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

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