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This is a project I did for a friend. The table was bought for £10 and was finished in a horrible brown possibly shellac ? and was at the time an unknown wood.
The table was bought with this type of matte finish in mind.
When I began to strip the original brown finish off I discovered it was made from lovely defect free oak WOW I thought what a bargain.
When stripped back it looked lovely and I suggested just a clear varnish or oil. ( I have lost the photos of this stage because my phone is broken !!) It was decided to go ahead and paint it anyway as originally planned, though I did protest a little.
There was a couple of splits and a bit of damage which i repaired prior to painting.
The paint is Farrow and Ball dead flat oil in french gray, supposedly the most matte finish available
(2 % reflective) The undercoat is green! this had 2 undercoats and 2 top coats.
I think it looks good now its complete but I would have liked to use danish oil.
The large wooden thing in the background is my new workbench which is nearly done now, I will post this when complete.
-- Ollie, UK.
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HoBoMoNK
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#1 posted 1208 days ago
That’s a nice William and Mary style table.
My wife has one for me to refinish.
I’ll be using a traditional milk paint.
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Bryan_M
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#2 posted 1205 days ago
Nice! I have almost this exact same table, also in need of refinishing… :) It’s been sitting here for at least 10 years… one of these days I will get around to it. Also a weird brown unknown wood. :)
a1Jim
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#3 posted 1205 days ago
Looks good well done
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#4 posted 1175 days ago
I’m trying to figure out if anyone else has oriental carpets in their workshop… :)
Lovely job.
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