| Blog series by shack | updated 966 days ago | 4 parts | 1024 reads | 19 comments total |
Part 1: The Wood and Design
Well after anouncing yesterday I was going to enter this Challenge I figured I better get started. I went into my shop this morning to decide what wood I should use. I found some popular,cherry and oak. I also had some black walnut logs but not near enough. So I went to my old barn to see what was there. I had plenty of old timbers and planks from a barn I tore down and saved. I also had some old tounge and groove flooring that came out of that bard. I took a piece to my planner and ...
Part 2: Cutting and Dryfitting
Well I finished running my wood thru my planer yeasterday and started glueing it up. I have enough material ready to make about 3 or 4 of these tables. Today I started cutting out the pieces and glueing up some more stock. I was able to dry fit the base for one table. I thought I had figured out how I was gonna dress them up. But as I was working several Ideals came to me so I have not decided which way I will use. I may do more than one and emblish them differently. Tomorrow I will try...
Part 3: Pre-Finish
Well all I need to do now is mount the top and do some final sanding. Then its time to apply the finish. I think I am going to use a semi gloss poly. I will spray several coats with my HVLP sprayer. I used old pine and mahogany as my woods. The strechers and edges of the top are mahogany as well as the diamonds I added to the aprons. I started to inlay the diamonds but decided that being raised would look good. I think just a clear finish will really highlight the natural colors of the woo...
Part 4: Thorsen Table finished
Well I hate to see this come to an end. This was a fun little project to build. I tried to keep it simple yet add a touch of me to it. I guess we all do that in everything we build. I am giving this table to my mother I hope she enjoys it as much as I did making it. I have not been on this site long but I am glad I found it. The people here are all so friendly and willing to share their wealth of knowledge. I know this was a challenge but its refreshing not to have the cut throat compet...
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