Gustav Stickley No. 603 Tabouret

Nice quarter sawn, good use to show it off. I like the finish too. Good job.

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3

I love the finish… it looks so… hmm antiquish.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Thanks: That is my specialty: “antiquing” during the building process.

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

Nice Giz….

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

Well done. I really like the top.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Nice table. The table does look like an antique with owrk spots in the finish, and darker at the joints.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Thanks Wayne and Karson: that is accomplished with the glaze and dark wax.

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

A Classic – I love it!

-- The Gnarly Wood Shoppe

Quarter sawn oak is some solid dang furniture wood. I bet some of the stuff we see out of it today will be around a thousand years from now. Nice job on the table.

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

Great looking table. You did a great job on the finish. What color of dye did you use?

-- Greg Mitchell--Lowell, AR--gdamitchell@sbcglobal.net

Hi and thanks for the comments,

The dye is mission brown with a little black in it. Water based.

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

Great looking table, it looks like it could be 100 years old.

-- Dick Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

It looks alright to me…why don’t you like the finish?

-- Jesus is Lord!

Thanks for the comments.

It is hard to tell in the photo, but it is very uneven on the top. I think I sanded too hard. It was before I understood scuff sanding. There are also some cross grain sanding marks. It is a little too red as well.

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

John -

This strick a chord with me – great project. I love Stickley furniture. My wife and I have had the chance to collect a few pieces. I greatly admire the style, lines & finish. Great job!

How would you do the dye and finish if you could do it over (just trying to learn for future projects in my shop!)?

-- http://foldingrule.blogspot.com

Thanks David,

I actually acquired some industrial strength ammonia and am planning on fuming some pieces ( I have two that need to be finished.. But if I could go back..

1. Sand more carefully
2. Dye with light coats instead of just pouring more and more dye on.
3. Thin the shellac
4. Not sand so aggresively between coats. I tried to even out the finish with sanding. Bad idea.. I went down to the bare wood.

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

but boy it looks lovely!!!

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)