Most of the old door has been milled down in size or thickness in preparations for this table. This has made quick work of paint removal – no tedious sanding, scraping or stripping.
One of the door panels will be the lower shelf, but doesn’t require any milling to bring this down to the proper thickness. So, in keeping with the green theme of the Greene and Greene inspired table I pulled out some “Ready Strip” and slathered on an (incidentally green) layer of
“non-toxic” oderless goo.



I've used this in the past, and had better luck (with paint) than Citrus Strip (which works great on poly). I expect tomorrow to slide the paint off, and get the last of my pieces cut down to size.
All 4 legs have thier quirks, and are waiting for assembly!
The much requested "after" pix:


The Stripper did a great job going down to the last layer, those scraped off with a little effort, (nice pile of paint on the floor) the bottom layer just didn't want to give up no matter how hard I scraped. I don't know what they put into paint 100 years ago, but it hangs on tight!
Frustrated I took this to the table saw to see if it would clean better, (that resulted in the only clear parts.
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18 comments so far
mot
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posted 922 days ago
Sounds like it’s progressing well.
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oscorner
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posted 922 days ago
Another one with no pictures! Come on…Scott, you can do better than that. I’d be interested in knowing how (seeing) the “Ready Strip” worked. Thanks.
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Bob Babcock
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posted 922 days ago
I agree Os…pictures….we want pictures….especially of the green odorless goo.
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scottb
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posted 922 days ago
Pix tomorrow,
I spent the batteries filming a spider take down a caterpillar. I’ll share that if people are interested, a seldom seen conflict in nature, certainly plenty of drama, but no resolution (on tape at least)
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Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 921 days ago
Forget the Spiders, work on that table, unless you’re going to work the spiders into the design. ;)
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MsDebbieP
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posted 921 days ago
a table pix.. a distraction pix.. a table pix.. a distraction pix!!!!
I want to see “goo” too
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scottb
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posted 921 days ago
Nope, not an 8 legged table.
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scottb
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posted 921 days ago
Pix added. Mmmm green pudding! Now aren’t you glad you asked? ;)
Once the Ready strip “changes color” It’s ready to slide. Time got the better of me tonight, but it looks like I can give it a little more time. I’ve learned not to wait too long.
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PanamaJack
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posted 921 days ago
Green pudding…? Slime? Broccoli ice cream? Pictures say a thousand words. Get ‘er done!
-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,
MsDebbieP
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posted 921 days ago
pistachio pudding!! Reminds me of a time when my son and his friend, when there were about 13 yrs old, were eating pistachio pudding with it dripping out of their mouths like a scene from Poltergeist.
See?? I AM glad I asked!! Took me on a trip down memory lane.
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scottb
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posted 920 days ago
Pistachio pudding? I’ve never heard of such a thing… of course the first, and only time I’ve tried pistachios, was a couple Christmases ago when I had the urge to bake them in chocolate biscotti. Neither good or bad, certainly not my fave.
I made some peanut, peanut butter, chocolate chip biscotti last Christmas – awesome with coffee (believe it or not). Those will see an encore!
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MsDebbieP
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posted 919 days ago
“peanut, peanut butter… jelly” :)
pistachio pudding is pretty yummy!!
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scottb
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posted 919 days ago
yummy,... but can you strip paint off wood with it?
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MsDebbieP
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posted 919 days ago
never tried it but I doubt it.. dang lol
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Karson
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posted 918 days ago
Scott we are still looking for pictures.
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scottb
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posted 918 days ago
yeah, I’m a little slow with the “after” huh?
Hopefully I’ll have a lot to show before this long weekend is out. (without so much burning of the midnight oil)
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oscorner
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posted 918 days ago
Alright, pictures! Thanks, Scott!
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scottb
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posted 917 days ago
Ok. Ok. Pix added.
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