Table

[DarisMulkin]

Here is some pictures of a table I built for my granddaughter. I finished it up today after 6 coats of water based poly. I sprayed it all with a Wagner 890. I got it new a couple months ago and never used it until this. I really like it.
Question on the water based poly. When I was taking there pics it started sprinkling and now there are little white marks after wiping it down. The top has been done for a week.
She wanted it rustic so no knots or little gaps were filled. It is built from construction grade lumber. She even sanded the edges to make it more rustic.

Daris

 

[Floorist]

It looks great, Daris.

 

[DarisMulkin]

Here is the plans for the next part of the project. She wants 6 of them. Looks simple enough.

http://ana-white.com/2010/04/plans-the-angle-chair-modern-simplicity-is-suprisingly-comfortable.html

Daris

 

[Floorist]

You can make chairs. I have made plenty of chairs. I made children's chairs and sold them for about 10 years. Even made some 3 legged stools. They are harder than chairs.

 

[Nick]

Nice job Daris .

 

[highup]

That's really nice Daris. Personally, I like rustic a lot better than a smooth as glass fancy schmancy hand rubbed laquer. That's pretty nice for "rustic" ....but for real, rustic, you should have sand blasted it and brought out the chains and crow bar.

I'm thinking those little white spots are because the poly hadn't cured long enough? I'm assuming it's pretty minor and just adds more to the character anyway. Super job.

I have some granite samples and have never spent any serious time deciding what to do with them. They're 12" by 3/4" and a wood frame would make them into a top for a small end table or something for a patio. I probably have 10 of them, all samples and all different colors............. made into one large table, the colors wouldn't look good together. The shop tosses out those larger 15 and 18 inch tile rack sample cards too when they are discontinued. Those large tiles with the right wood frame would make neat tables. I hate to see those things get tossed, but haven't seen anything to give me ideas. I haven't really looked much either.

 

[DarisMulkin]

That's really nice Daris. Personally, I like rustic a lot better than a smooth as glass fancy schmancy hand rubbed laquer. That's pretty nice for "rustic" ....but for real, rustic, you should have sand blasted it and brought out the chains and crow bar.

I'm thinking those little white spots are because the poly hadn't cured long enough? I'm assuming it's pretty minor and just adds more to the character anyway. Super job.

I have some granite samples and have never spent any serious time deciding what to do with them. They're 12" by 3/4" and a wood frame would make them into a top for a small end table or something for a patio. I probably have 10 of them, all samples and all different colors............. made into one large table, the colors wouldn't look good together. The shop tosses out those larger 15 and 18 inch tile rack sample cards too when they are discontinued. Those large tiles with the right wood frame would make neat tables. I hate to see those things get tossed, but haven't seen anything to give me ideas. I haven't really looked much either.

You could do like we used to do with outdated carpet samples and make a patch work floor out of them.

Daris

 

[highup]

You could do like we used to do with outdated carpet samples and make a patch work floor out of them.

Daris

Colors are to varied, and no place for me to put em that way......... Now if I had a hundred of em.

I was thinking sorta like this for the top with some 5/4 walnut.

 

[highup]

............put it all together, then blast it with walnut shell media instead of sand, for a 'naturally' distressed surface.

 

[DarisMulkin]

Well I finally got 2 chairs built out of 6. Very simple but time consuming to make.

Daris

 

[Floorist]

I like those. Where did you get the plans?

 

[Nick]

Nice Daris .

 

[DarisMulkin]

Here is where I got the plans for the chairs and the table.. Free site and free plans. They give you a shopping list plus the cuts. The cut list is dead on. Uses the Kreg pocket jig a lot for most joinery.
More patterns than I could build in a lifetime.

http://ana-white.com/2010/04/plans-the-angle-chair-modern-simplicity-is-suprisingly-comfortable.html

Daris

 

[Nick]

Thanks , Think I'll make something to take a nap on .

 

[DarisMulkin]

Nick this is right up your alley. THEY ARE FREE!!!

Daris

 

[Floorist]

Thanks Daris.

 

[Nick]

You always been able to see right through me Daris .

 

[DarisMulkin]

Well I finally got 4 chairs finished to go with the table. Now it is a set. They are getting married next weekend so that is one less thing on my list. It keeps getting bigger everyday.

Daris

 

[Floorist]

Looks great!

 

[Nick]

Looks great Daris . Now i have this urge to shuffle a deck.