my first real project

When we do that on purpose we call the process antiquing…

Nice design nicely executed.

Keep up the good work.

Be Careful!

Herb

-- Herb, Florida - Here's why I close most messages with "Be Careful!" http://lumberjocks.com/HerbC/blog/17090

Nice table.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Very nice, and nice finishing touches added by your Daughter. That’s a gr8 family heirloom right there.

-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Kentuk55@bellsouth.net

very nice shelly

now you have a family heirloom

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

Really nice work on the table, looks very nice.

-- "I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The point is to bring them the real facts." - Abraham Lincoln

Very nice, and BUMMER about the dents. Here’s a very cool trick that will help remove the dents. Place a moist rag over the dents, and Iron, yes iron the dents for about 20-30 seconds if on the steam setting. Not sure what your finish is, but you may wanna try in an inconspicuous place first. This won’t remove them completely but will pop them out up to 75% depending on the wood. I have had success on may different woods, though, usually when the woods in the raw. Good luck, and nice table!

-- You don't have a custom made heirloom fly fishing Net?

Like owning a new car …sooner or later , someone is going to damage it for you ! Nice looking table . It resembles one that I made for my niece for her graduation. I wish I had some good pictures of it.

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

Nice work great job.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

thanks:) she wanted to keep “fixing it” but i thanked her and told her she had already fixed it enough lol. There is also some adhesive stuck on it where she put a sticker on it, but i don’t think you can see it in the picture. i’m not sure what to use to take it off b/c i dont want the finish to come off. i used a coat of shellac then finished with poly. i was pretty upset when it first happened, but i’m not too worried about the dents now:) i enjoy little reminders of her being little.

nice table shelly i use zippo lighter fluid sometimes on adesive. Never tried it on poly though. try it in an inconspicuous place first like Greg said

Great work, nice job! I love the dents. Glad you can laugh. I built two small dressers for my son and the first day he had them in his room he accidentally put a big scratch across the top. He was about 10 at the time and was more disappointed than I was, but we got over it and now it’s a great memory and a story.

-- Natalie - My mind is like a bad neighborhood, I don't like to go there alone.

Shelly, i always have good luck removing sticker residue with Goof Off. That’s what it’s made for, and poly is pretty tough so you should have a problem. Sometimes, you can use mineral oil and elbow grease too.

-- You don't have a custom made heirloom fly fishing Net?

the only thing i have tried so far is baby oil…didnt work though. i usually use mineral spirits but i know that would be bad lol. i will give the goof off and/or zippo fluid a try. i have some zippo at home so i’ll make a practice peice first lol. it will be a good memory some day when she is a teenager and i’m wishing she was a toddler again lol

i should really start using my camera. these pics are aweful! it is just so much easier to upload them straight from my phone…

Very nice first project .i hope my first real piece of furniture comes out that good lol

-- Paviking