Hall Table

She likes it. Looks good. Custom made by a craftsman. I think it looks very good.

Looks to me like you won. ;-)

-- Stormy: Sometimes the wood just tells you what it wants to be.

Mike, it looks like the craftsmanship is first rate. You nailed the arch on the back rail. Nice job!

-- Art

Nice blend between the white and red oak…. Excellent build in my book…. Besides if the wife likes it then it is all good…..

-- What we do in life will Echo through Eternity........

Thanks for the nice comments.
good to hear from you Art.

-- Grumpy old guy, and lookin' good Doin' it.

This came out really nice ! Good idea to round those front corners too , especially if it lives in a busy area : )
I’m interested in knowing why you would have to oil a piece before staining it ,or why you would need to do both ?
Thank you : )

-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.

Hi Dusty …
When I was building that piece, I was impressed with the way BLO made the grain pop, and this piece had some very interesting grain, kind of a ‘curly oak’ on the top that we wanted to inhance.
On test pieces just the stain didn’t bring out the grain the way I was trying to get it … (I had to stain it to match some of the lady’s other furniture) but the BLO did, so I wondered which to use first the BLO then stain or the other way around; so I posed the question to the LJ comunity.
As you can see the answers were quite varied, so back to the test pieces, I did one with stain and shellac, one with BLO stain and shellac and the third with stain BLO and shellac.
The results were: At a quick glande the same. Under shop lighting the oil then stain glowed better and in outdor light the oil then stain looked deeper and richer.
It was the first time I had used this three step finish, and the final result is very nice. Would I do it again? Only on a custom piece that has to match existing furniture. I am sure that some of the old salts here on LJ’s have a better way, but noone shared it with me.
So, ... (thaking a breath here) ...the final differences are slight but noticable.
that’s the whole chronology, I do hope that it answers your question … Sorry to be so wordy.
The rounded corners were requested by the client … no more “ouch” in the hallway.

-- Grumpy old guy, and lookin' good Doin' it.

Wordy is good : ) Hope your fingers aren’t sore from typing !
I’m working on a small project right now (figured Maple) and I tried to dye it , but the dye just remained on the surface for the most part. I sanded it off and then went with Danish Oil to try to pop the grain. It did , but not the look I was hoping for. It made the Maple too dark and kind of “cloudy”. I let it dry for about two weeks and now I’m applying a finish over it which seems to be bringing it back to life at this time : )
Thanks for the info and have a great day !

-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.

I am just experimenting with analine dies with ‘mixed’ results …(pun intended). I have used water and alcohol, but not happy with the penetration.
I tend to think that you are on the right track with the danish oil.
I would be interested to see the final results … and know the tecnique.

-- Grumpy old guy, and lookin' good Doin' it.

I hope it photographs well enough to show the details that I see in the piece. It’s really nothing much of a project , but more of an experiment at this point. I’ll let you know how it comes out in a week or two .Thanks for the interest.

-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.

Cool, I’ll be lookin’ forward to it … and you’r right, the pictures always are lessor than the real life view.

-- Grumpy old guy, and lookin' good Doin' it.