Ever have a job that nothing seems to go right? Well this was one. You get so exasperated over it you just push it aside to do later & later & later. It's was time for me to finish the job since I'm running out of work & nothing on the horizon. The substrate & the first layer of veneer across the table went easy. Substrate is made up from 3/4" MDF & 1/2" birch glued & screwed together. Then I banded it all around with 1 1/2" of mahogany. The next layer of veneer which is figured mahogany had an inlay out of maple of the Island I live on. All hand cut. Took hrs..& hrs since all the little bit keep breaking off. Mike Henderson came to the rescue telling me about 2" wide veneer tape. What a great idea. I cut it out twice & the third one was a keeper. Then hand cut it into the mahogany which took a long time. Then came the compass rose...It wouldn't lay down flat but finally got it. OOOO I didn't say that this was the second time that I had to press this all to the substrate. First time being the perfectionist I am, I didn't like it. So I did it all over. This is the final product & I'm almost happy with it. But it will do because no one will see what's wrong with it except me.
It also need about 3-4 coats of urethane that I'll do in the winter when the people leave. It has 5 on it now...
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