Mahogany hutch

Beautiful hutch, thanks for sharing.

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

Beautiful Project. The doors look like they were always part of this hutch!

Those doors are great. Beautiful project!

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Thats a beatiful hutch.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Very nice, thanks for the post!
What did you finish the new wood with and how did you apply it, I built several Christmas presents out of Mahogany this year and had some troubles with stain, tear outs, and denting because the wood I had was so soft?

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Kate, you’ve done a fantastic job on this. The design fits well wit the doors. I’m sure your customer is thrilled with it.

Thanks for posting it.

-- Martin, Kansas

Great wrapping job on the two windows. I’d hate to throw that wrapping away.

Nice job.

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Thanks for all the comments everyone. It was a fun project.

John: For the finishing I started with pre-stain to help prevent blotching, then used mahogany gel stain (minwax for both), followed by 4-5 coats tung oil. The pre-stain has to sit for a certain amount of time (1/2 hour maybe, check the can) and then the stain is put on over it before it has cured. I just put the stain on with a rag and rub out the excess. I’ll use a brush for corners and hard to get spots, but otherwise it’s all rubbed in.

I usually get tear out when my tools are dull or I’m taking off too much material at a time. I haven’t had particular problems with mahogany, although it does tend to get “fuzzy” if I sand too much. I find that using a scraper works better than sanding.

As for the dents; do you know the trick of steaming them out? Place a damp cloth over the dent and heat it with a hot iron. Carefully – feathering out a burn mark is even worse than a dent! Works well, especially on soft woods. The steam raises the grain and often gets rid of the dent entirely.

Thanks everyone for checking out my project!

-- Kate, http://www.wooden-box-maker.com

You did a great job giving those doors a new home!

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

Kate,

Great looking hutch! That looks pretty large. Is it all one piece?

That was a wonderful way to show off that leaded glass. Great design.

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Hi Lightweightladyleftie,

Thanks for your comments. It was actually two pieces. Couldn’t fit it up a long curving staircase otherwise.

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Beautiful looking hutch. Love the antique glass doors. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

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Kate, Great work I can see why they asked you to use those fantastic doors. You did an exceptional job. Way to go!

-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA