[OP]
Member
Here are the nightstands finished...
I'm trying to bring out the curly walnut in this pic....
This shows the side panel with the bookmatched sapwood...
My LOML likes the Mission/Southwest look.......I tried to get there with the backboards....the "Sunset" look.
Hope you like....
AG
Member
Beautiful work Arnie. I had read the Wood Magazine article but your combination of woods really sets the design off.
What is the finish?
Neil
[OP]
Member
Neil...
I used 1/3 each of BLO, Poly, and Mineral Spirits for the first coat, then 2/3 Poly - 1/3 Mineral Spirits for the next coats. Just wipe on....wait five minutes or so, then wipe off. Eight hours between coats.
I have about four more coats to go.....building coats really isn't that hard, but the reason you wait about 8 hours is that the previous coat isn't set hard, which allows the 2 coats to bond together......or so I was told.
HTH
AG
Contributor
Beautiful work! Worth the wait.
TJH
Live Like You Mean It.
http://www.northhouse.org/
Contributor
Nice combo of woods! It really looks great!!
Brian
The significant problems we encounter cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.
The penalty for inaccuracy is more work
In Memoriam
Arnie,
Excellent! Beautiful design and great crafsmanship!
"All great work starts with love .... then it is no longer work"
Member
Great looking job, I'm sure she will be happy
Member
Very nice Arnie!
Dick
No Pain-No Gain- Not!
No Pain-Good
Moderator
Very nice. I really like those drawer fronts...outstanding material that really sets your project off.
--
The most expensive tool is the one you buy "cheaply" and often...
[OP]
Member
Thanks for all the encouragement and compliments.....I have learned so much from this forum. Fellow woodworkers within SMC are so helpful with advice, a person can't help but improve when you hang around this outfit.
Thanks again.
AG
Contributor
Arnie very nice work! Excellent choice of woods and finishing..
Jerry
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote