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A friend of mine asked if I could restore a table made by his grandfather from a walnut tree on there farm. His father liked it so much that he brought the second table over. The finished table looked as bad as the beat up one.

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GaryK

8561 posts in 526 days


posted 331 days ago

Nice job! I hate finishing, let alone re-finishing.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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IowaWoodcrafter

249 posts in 614 days


posted 331 days ago

You did an excellent job. Did you add the shelf to the one you have finished already?

-- Owen Johnson - aka IowaWoodcrafter

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John

55 posts in 331 days


posted 331 days ago

Gary,

Worst part of this project was I filled the pores of the walnut with many coats of gloss poly and sanded it level. Gave the table back to my friend and he asked if I could do the companion table. I said sure and asked to have the first one back to match the details. My cat jumped on the first one and scratched it below the oil layer. I had to strip and finish the top again. I couldn’t wait to see this one gone from the shop!

-- The answer to life, the universe and everything is .........42!

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John

55 posts in 331 days


posted 331 days ago

I did add the lower shelf to both tables.

-- The answer to life, the universe and everything is .........42!

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CharlieM1958

4589 posts in 756 days


posted 331 days ago

Great job! So where is the cat buried now? <g>

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

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RobS

1127 posts in 844 days


posted 330 days ago

Ha Charlie, you stole my line, maybe he knows a good taxidermist. Nice job on the refinish and the re-refinish too.

-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX

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Karson

13682 posts in 938 days


posted 330 days ago

Great addition to the shelf. Nice refinish job.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

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TreeBones

1456 posts in 561 days


posted 330 days ago

Nice work. Some of my first work was restoring some nice pieces to there original beauty.

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

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