bathroom vanity

Hi Sonny,
Great vanity. I’ve had one on my wife’s “honey-do” list for a while. What was the material for spraying the vanity and what type of equipment did you use?

Thanks,
Steve

-- Steve, Massachusetts, www.petsweloved.com

Sonny,

This is another nice piece. It is a novel piece of bathroom furniture. Again, this is a great job.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

I don’t mean to be “that guy” but what is the point of painting Maple dead black? Why not use gelcoat MDF. It certainly doesn’t honor the wood. Someone on this site asked if woodjocks could be tree huggers. As a member for less than 24 hours I can only speak for myself but I would say yes, and I personally wouldn’t have spooged Krylon all over Maple if only on principle. Good looking work but you could have saved everyone grief and used Masonite. Or Poplar. I’m not knocking the workmanship except for the finish and that might have been beyond your control. I have been there. But DANG ! Painted Maple?

Well grumpy, your name certainly is apropos.

Perhaps the OP got a deal on the maple (its cheaper than most hardwoods here in south Florida). Or he may have a barn load of it and the lady of his life perhaps wanted it painted.

Regardless, berating someone over their finishing choices on such a nice piece is rather uncalled for.

For one, I would actually like to know what the recipe for this finish is…..

JC

-- Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. -Carl Sagan

Hmmmm, not this Grumpy. I am not getting into that fight.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

it’s gorgeous!!

Ah memories!! “Debbie – you painted walnut?!!!!!” :)
(Mental note: don’t paint maple either haha)

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Painting walnut, now you’ve gone too far :)

JC

-- Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. -Carl Sagan

Sonny, Looks killer. I like how you modified it a little compared to the original.

Justin

hehe it was just a small piece.. and it was a snowman. It “had” to be painted white!!! lol
I’ll never live it down…..... oh the shame

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Beautiful work.

-- Michael A. Brailsford

One of the reasons I like painted maple (or birch) is the feel.

To me, there is a noticeably solid feel of operating a maple or birch door or drawer that isn’t the same with a poplar or pine item. I also think the items, especially doors, hold up far longer, both structurally and from the dings of daily life. I’ve seen 100 year old maple cabinet doors that look better than well constructed 3 year old poplar doors.

Where I live, there are many old homes with painted maple woodwork and built-ins, as well as lots of painted maple furniture.

Once upon a time, only the rich had paint. Cheap places had oil finished wood.

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