Coffee Table

Looks very nice. You seem productive enough. You might be surprised at how many people wish they completed five projects in one year.

great job on table what type of wood is that looks like walnut.

-- Chad Manzanitaman

What do you mean “nothing fancy”. I think it’s wow! wow! It is super!

-- Ed "Real happiness is one that you share."

Like it, beautiful!! Nice design.

-- Jack, Albuquerque

simple and nice
good job

-- I am not so rich to buy cheap tools.

The biggest mystery to me in woodworking is how to get such beautiful finish using locally available materials. I’ve invested on materials and followed instruction diligently to no avail. Yes, I get a nice finish but not quite the one I see with others, like your coffee table and your other projects. I’ve been looking for shellac in our hardware stores but they say it is not sold anymore. I read that shellac is a very good sealer.

Your background is pretty much like mine. My father was a teacher like me and an avid woodworker. I was exposed to woodworking at an early age. In high school we had a woodworking class which I enjoyed a lot. We used hand tools. No power tools then. At that time we used shellac for finishing. Lacquers were not available then.

-- Ed "Real happiness is one that you share."

I inherited this trait from my grandfather, he was a boat builder and built several. I started my woodworking when i was a 5th grader and i recall some of my projects were a folding stool, a turned wooden mallet, tool box, a marking guage and a wooden driver’s seat.

-- My Master is Mankind's Greatest Carpenter.

Ed,

You can buy shellac online. Buy it as flakes you mix up with denatured alcohol. it’s not expensive or difficult…

Be Careful!

Herb

-- Herb, Florida - Here's why I close most messages with "Be Careful!" http://lumberjocks.com/HerbC/blog/17090