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Table in progress
Our soon-to-be kitchen table after sanding and staining. We brought the table in the house for finishing because it wasn't drying in the cold garage.
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Uploaded on Jan 14, 2010
Transtint Dyes
I first tried to use a regular oil-based wood stain to make the table black, but it only slightly tinted...
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Uploaded on Jan 14, 2010
Table leaf
The table was missing the leaf when we bought it, so John made one. This shows the matte finish appearance...
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Uploaded on Jan 14, 2010
Oak color
This is a pretty good example of the original wood color. We bought the table off Craigslist for $20 from...
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Uploaded on Jan 14, 2010
White crud
Oak has lot's of big pores, and somehow a number of the pores were filled with this white stuff. I'm...
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Polyshades to the rescue
In an effort to hide the white crud I coated the table with Polyshades, which is a tinted polyurethane. It worked great.
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Uploaded on Jan 14, 2010
Final finish
I used 2 coats of this on the entire table, plus an extra coat on the surface for good measure
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Final table
In our dining room. Seats a cozy six people. It's slightly undersized for the room but we're okay for that. We can upgrade later if we want.
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Uploaded on Jan 14, 2010
Old and new surface
The original table on the left side of the seam, and the new leaf on the right. Pretty good match,
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Uploaded on Jan 14, 2010
Sharp-shinned Hawk
A sharp-shinned hawk carrying a dead rat landed in a tree behind our house. While he sat there devouring...
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Uploaded on Dec 9, 2009
Sharp-shinned stretching his sharp shin
After his 20-minute snack he hopped up to another branch where I captured this picture. He preened and...
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Uploaded on Dec 9, 2009
Before: Move-in day
The best single picture I have of the original state of the living room. I've long dreamed turning the...
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Uploaded on Nov 14, 2009
