Mission Style coffee table

That’s one heck af a coffee table. Very nice!

Very nice pair of tables, gotta love the fleck in that QS white oak.

-- DocK, WV

If you are saying you traded this for a golf club, he really got the better end of the deal. Beautiful!

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

I agree with Charley. Well done

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

Yeah, He did get the better end of the deal, an I was ok with that, since I’m just beginning to dip my tow into the building/selling furniture pond. I learned a LOT about what I might need to consider if I ever take my hobby to Pro.

The way I looked at it, He was giving me the expensive wood, all the time I needed to complete (6 month duration), and I got to learn a lot about woodworking process, methodology, safety, finishing, etc. It was like taking a class for a semester and was well worth it.

It was a win-win for both of us.

-- -- JR

Very nice table, I love the mission style. If you say you are just getting started, then I say your a natural beautiful work..

-- Kaleo , http://www.kaleosworkshop.com

A very beautiful table indeed. I really like the size and the finish.. Great job.

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

John -

I love it! I am a big fan of the Mission style so I could eat this up all day. Thanks!

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:)

-- Jiri

just getting started?
this is impressive. .. stunning actually…

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

Good job, sir.

-- Maplewood, MN

Very nice. How did you surface the top?

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Beautiful – love that Mission style!

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

Great looking finish , That’s a nice table.

-- Billp

That’s a professional-quality piece of furniture you have there.

nice work looks great.

-- Marty Ohio

Thanks for all the kind comments! :-)

This is the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th mission style piece I’ve made. The first one (a chair) is sitting in my living room and I didn’t get the rays to pop like on these tables. But I learned a lot.

The finish summary (there’s a lot of steps!):
1) Sanded to 180
2) Misted with spray bottle using distilled water to raise grain
3) Sanded to 220 to remove raised grain
4) Applied J.E. Moser’s Lt. Fumed Oak water-soluble aniline dye (let dry 12 hours)
5) Lightly sanded (220) just enough to remove the dyed surface of rays (this took a lot of practice)
6) Topcoat with Bulls Eye Clear aerosol shellac (to keep dye in place)
7) Buffed shellac with gray abrasive pad to bring down the sheen.
8) Applied (as directed on can) Antique Walnut Gel Stain (to fill the pores)
9) Applied 2-3 more coats of shellac and buffed again with gray abrasive pad
10) Applied Mylands Antique Mahogany wax and buffed

-- -- JR

Beautiful work JR.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

Great looking table. How did you attach the bottom shelf? Mortise and tenon? Pockets screws? Other?

-- Joe Heskett---Illinois

Great work. My wife wants me to build something similar so I found your design while searching. I love the finish and will probably use the process. Thanks for laying it out for everyone.

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