| Project by pashley | posted 112 days ago | 473 views | 1 time favorited | 18 comments | ![]() |
This mission coffee table was my first serious project. Had a heck of a time getting the finish right. I think I sanded the whole thing down 3 times. Oh well, learning experience! All white oak, qtrd. 2”x2” ceramic tiles in each corner.
Regarding the finish: I was trying to used a gel stain, and it just wasn’t working out. Ended up with using a dye, which is what I use primarily now.
-- -Be Blessed!, Patrick
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18 comments so far
brunob
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posted 112 days ago
Well, your hard work paid off. Beautiful.
-- Bruce from Central New York
teenagewoodworker
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posted 112 days ago
wow that is wonderful. the finish came out beautifully too.
Grumpy
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posted 112 days ago
Very nice job Pashley. Excellent effort for a first project.
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Scott Bryan
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posted 112 days ago
Very nice post. I am a fan of mission style furniture. You did a good job on this.
Thanks for the post.
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WoodRivWW
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posted 112 days ago
Pashley,
Lovely work!
Please describe what you tried and what you learned from your finishing experiments.
Thanks.
-- Hailey, ID
Dominic Vanacora
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posted 112 days ago
Very Nice work, but don’t take it too serious, its enjoyabe and fun so its not work. Unless you want it to be. Nice projects they came out perfect. I like the corner tiles. Nice touch.
-- Dominic, Trinity, Florida
Napaman
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posted 112 days ago
looks great….did you carve the corners???
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ND2ELK
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posted 112 days ago
Beautiful job on the table. Tiles in corners is a nice touch. Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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Thos. Angle
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posted 112 days ago
Excellent! Nice touch on the corners.
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Douglas Krueger
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posted 112 days ago
Patrick,
Nice first project and don’t fret, woodworking is all about experimenting and learning; I never make mistakes, only experience numerous educational opportunities (Hardknocks U).
The clean lines of Mission furniture have an appeal all their own.
-- I can so I wood but why are my learning curves always circles
GaryK
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posted 112 days ago
Looks like you did a real serious job on it too! Very nice.
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
rikkor
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posted 111 days ago
Very nice. I like the details on the corners. Did you carve them?
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griff
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posted 111 days ago
Very nice table , corners looks great
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Jon3
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posted 111 days ago
A mission finish can be tricky, especially if the idea of ammonia fuming is as scary to you as it is to me.
Your table looks like it came out great though.
Cedrus
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posted 101 days ago
A very beautiful table. The grain on top looks like the Japanese ‘jin-di-sugi’ finish. Nice! You color and grain matched perfectly!
-- Cedrus of British Columbia
pashley
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posted 101 days ago
Thank-you very much. :)
-- -Be Blessed!, Patrick
grovemadman
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posted 87 days ago
This is a really nice table, I like the mission style furniture myself… simple yet it has character. Great Job!
-- --Chuck
jeanmarc
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posted 26 days ago
Very nice table.Very Nice work
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