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My first serious project.

Project by pashley posted 606 days ago 852 views 2 times favorited 19 comments Add to Favorites Watch

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.

-- http://newmissionworkshop.com


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brunob

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posted 606 days ago

Well, your hard work paid off. Beautiful.

-- Bruce from Central New York

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teenagewoodworker

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posted 606 days ago

wow that is wonderful. the finish came out beautifully too.

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Grumpy

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posted 606 days ago

Very nice job Pashley. Excellent effort for a first project.

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

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Scott Bryan

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posted 606 days ago

Very nice post. I am a fan of mission style furniture. You did a good job on this.

Thanks for the post.

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

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WoodRivWW

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posted 606 days ago

Pashley,
Lovely work!
Please describe what you tried and what you learned from your finishing experiments.

Thanks.

-- Hailey, ID

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Dominic Vanacora

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posted 606 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...Lets be safe out there.

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Napaman

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posted 606 days ago

looks great….did you carve the corners???

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

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ND2ELK

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posted 606 days ago

Beautiful job on the table. Tiles in corners is a nice touch. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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Thos. Angle

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posted 606 days ago

Excellent! Nice touch on the corners.

-- Thos. Angle

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Douglas Krueger

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posted 606 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

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GaryK

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posted 606 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.

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rikkor

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posted 605 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 605 days ago

Very nice table , corners looks great

-- Mike, Bruce Mississippi = Jack of many trades master of none

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Jon3

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posted 605 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.

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Cedrus

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posted 595 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

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pashley

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posted 595 days ago

Thank-you very much. :)

-- http://newmissionworkshop.com

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grovemadman

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posted 581 days ago

This is a really nice table, I like the mission style furniture myself… simple yet it has character. Great Job!

-- --Chuck

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jeanmarc

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posted 520 days ago

Very nice table.Very Nice work

-- jeanmarc manosque france

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BillF

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posted 481 days ago

Very nice. I like mission style pieces myself. I’m also going to try using dyes on the end table I’m working on now. Thanks for the post.

-- Master of my domain (My wife says so).

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