25 July 2012

Cool dining table

Found another cool thing to add to my "I'll build one of those one day" pile.

Website here: http://www.tracktiletables.co.uk/pacific.html

15 July 2012

But you got cookiee, so share it maybe...



An absurd amount of editing



...You cookiee showing, and me hunger growing...


04 July 2012

More roadside table stuff


I found a small table on the side of the road, and performed some basic refurb work here.

I've since applied 2 coats of Tung Oil and a coat of wax to the top. No thinners were used with the oil, and I'm too lazy to pre-burnish/polish the timber with steel wool. If this was an elaborate, expensive piece of furniture I might consider such lengths, but not for a knock-around kitchen table. The base hasn't been disassembled or stripped down yet.

Yeah not particularly exciting. The teak-stained base is shown for color comparison.

The lighting is poor (overcast), but the top has a nice sheen with a burnished look.

Buffing out wax on timber is HARD work. A buffing disc on the drill might have been a good idea.


Tung oil and wax. This is plain old normal Tung oil, not heat treated (polymerised).
I'll get the base sorted soon enough. Even boring tables provide a sense of accomplishment. Go fix something.