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This is the Aurora table from the article Dearl Peart wrote in one of the wood magazines. My goal was to make it look like it was 100 years old. From rough stock I flattened and smoothed by hand. No sand paper, only hand plane and scraper. I did use a table saw for cutting to size and a router to shape the profiles.
-- Doug, South Carolina
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scopemonkey
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#1 posted 856 days ago
Very well done. From the pictures, it looks like you did too good of a job. It doesn’t look old, but rather smooth and beautiful.
-- GSY from N. Idaho
Sodabowski
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#2 posted 856 days ago
Whoa, wonderful table Doug! Did you put any finish on it also?
-- Thomas - There is no such thing as a problem, there only are solutions.
DougH
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#3 posted 856 days ago
Thanks guys. The finish is 5 coats of Satin Arm-R-Seal.
-- Doug, South Carolina
Sodabowski
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#4 posted 856 days ago
Shiny finishes are so overrated actually ;) Yay for Satin!
-- Thomas - There is no such thing as a problem, there only are solutions.
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#5 posted 856 days ago
Excellent job on the table from fit to finish. Very well done.
-- Style is simple, but not my execution of it.
sras
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#6 posted 856 days ago
Wonderful execution on a challenging design – well done!
-- Steve - Impatience is Expensive
Topapilot
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#7 posted 856 days ago
Excellent work on the drawer; I made one and it’s tough to get the fit and the pillowing just right. Your pegs and splines look great too. What’s next?
hutchmp
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#8 posted 856 days ago
Nice table, like the stepped taper on the legs. You did achieve the “old” look. What finish did you use on it?
-- Hutch
DougH
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#9 posted 856 days ago
Hutch – the finish is water based dye brown and orange dye mix and satin Arm-R-Seal.
-- Doug, South Carolina
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