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Made this for my mom for her birthday. Got the design from a FWW article and really enjoyed the challenge of the inlay, but also the multi part finish to get the White Oak to the final color using Shellac, an Amber tint, Stain, and then Poly. I have always been a rubbed oil kind of guy and this was a test of my patience with all those steps. I spent a lot of time on the joinery for this and even bought a new shoulder plane to fine tune the tenons. The hardest part was packing it up and shipping off to CO to my mom. Pix include a before I sent it and after once she hung it and loaded it up with knick knacks. Enjoy!
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11 comments so far
GaryK
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posted 235 days ago
Very nice job! Great color.
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Max
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posted 235 days ago
That is a nice Arts and Crafts project. I really like the inlay and the finish.. Great job.
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Allison
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posted 235 days ago
This is awesome. And what a great gift for mom! Beautiful in more ways than one! Allison
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rikkor
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posted 235 days ago
That is great. I’ll bet mom loved and will cherish it, too.
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Chris
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posted 235 days ago
What brand tint did you use on this outstanding shelf unit?
-- Chris
ShannonRogers
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posted 235 days ago
I used Transtint, honey amber, then shellac, then early american Minwax stain, then 3 poly topcoats. The whole process is actually laid out in FWW. I don’t know the issue off hand, but it was in the last 6 months.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 235 days ago
how wonderful! Nicely done
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TreeBones
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posted 235 days ago
Your Mom must be proud. Nice work.
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cajunpen
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posted 234 days ago
That must have tickled your mom. What a fantastic birthday present.
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kjwoodworking
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posted 113 days ago
Beautiful! Very well done.
I bet she is proud and shows it off to everyone that comes over.
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Scott Bryan
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posted 113 days ago
Hi Shannon,
I don’t know how I missed this when you originally posted it but I am glad it came back up on my review list. I am a fan of arts and craft style furniture. You did a good job with this piece. The finish looks good and it is well constructed. I am sure that your mother enjoyed the present.
Thanks for the post. And I will be more diligent in the future.
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