Thread: Another Side Table

Another work of art! Absolutely beautiful

thanks for sharing, Derek

With the finish, what level of sanding did you do for each stage?

Thanks Jill. I used the ROS up to 240, I had to start at 50 because I used my "Triton Slabmaster" to level the slab with the router. I then hand sanded up to 600 as I applied the oil, creating a slurry as I sanded to help smooth and fill any pores. Finished off with 0000 steel wool and wax then buffed. I'm still learning what finishes work for me.

It's a low-build finish so you can still get a timber feel when you touch it (I don't like high-build high-gloss finishes). I hope dad is happy with it.

cheers

thanks very much for this information, Derek. Sounds like the way to go for me.

It's a low-build finish so you can still get a timber feel when you touch it (I don't like high-build high-gloss finishes).

That is my attitude exactly, and I am still experimenting too. Can you please tell me what sort of oil you used? Could you have got the same effect by first brushing the oil on and wiping it off, before applying the steel wool?

I did a weather station out of merbau (kwila) with three coats of Danish Oil, and eneded up with a glossy finish I remember at the time that after one coat it still looked quite natural, but the Danish Oil finish was uneven ( I let it dry too much before wiping off ), hence the additional coats.

I am doing a 1500 x 600 desk top of this timber, and want to get the finish correct

Another masterpiece

ADDG Derek!!

The simplicity and elegance of the design is suffient for such a great slab to show itself off.

Very nice table and a very attractive slab - should be very stable because of the way you slabbed it and great grain.

Thanks everyone for your kind words, it's appreciated

Jill, I think you could get the same finish by wiping on, leaving soak and wiping off before the oil dries. The slab needed further fine sanding and I thought I would try the "slurry" method to get a fine smooth finish. I used Feast and Watson 'China Wood Oil' left over from my Mango coffee table. The Bloodwood did not absorb a lot of oil but I still left it two weeks before waxing, some of that time in the sun to ensure the oil dried thoroughly.

The Mango table (https://www.woodworkforums.com/f187/m...le-wip-127595/) absorbed huge quantities of oil (as I was warned/advised) and started to smell until I took it back outside in the sun for a few days to dry more and then needed another fine sanding and waxing. Believe me, sun has been hard to come by here in Brisbane lately.

cheers
Derek

Many thanks for this information, Derek, I shall follow it up.

I actually allowed 7 minutes before wiping the excess oil off, but here it the tropics, in summer, that was too much, and the oil got very sticky

I hope you have been OK in Brisbane with all the flooding. I don't know how I would cope with stinking mud and slush through the house