Thread: Building a 10 ft long Jarrah table

Originally Posted by AlexS

To really get a nice polish after the last coat, use a catskin buffer.

Now Alex, not so much of the "catskin buffer" stuff - I'll tell JR.

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Ian

Originally Posted by AlexS

To really get a nice polish after the last coat, use a catskin buffer.

And for a distressed look, just make sure the cat is well and truly stressed out.

Nice coffee table Wongy

Beautiful table Scott.

Did the boards plane up nice, did you need to do any grain filling?

Originally Posted by Tankstand

Beautiful table Scott.

Did the boards plane up nice, did you need to do any grain filling?

Thanks, yes and no.

Scott looks great

I think I would have made the top removable for transporting reasons its going to be heavy and difficult due to its size. Just thinking out loud.

Ray

He's used buttons, so it is removable.

Had to move the table to the house to make some room in the workshop. Let me tell you the bastard is heavy. It took 3 of us to carry the top.

Beautiful table Scott, Jarrah as come up a treat, did you fill the grain at all before using the wipe on and what grit did you sand to? Wipe on straight over the sanded timber or sealer first?

Originally Posted by Wongo

Had to move the table to the house to make some room in the workshop. Let me tell you the bastard is heavy. It took 3 of us to carry the top.

Wot, you and your to little girls. I bet they were the ones carring the weight.

Originally Posted by Burnsy

Beautiful table Scott, Jarrah as come up a treat, did you fill the grain at all before using the wipe on and what grit did you sand to? Wipe on straight over the sanded timber or sealer first?

I didn't fill the grain. They are too beautiful to be wasted.

This is what I did,
1. Scraped the top
2. 120 grit with a ROS
3. 180 grit with a ROS
4. 400 grit by hand (with love)
5. 50% turps + 50% poly to seal the grain
6. Waited 4 days
7. 800 grit by hand
8. A coat of wipe-on poly
9. 1200 grit but very gently
10. repeat 8,9 for seven times.

Iv'e been looking for the pics of the finished table as the comments seem to infer that there are some.

Not yet because I think the owner of the table should see it first.

Originally Posted by Wongo

I didn't fill the grain. They are too beautiful to be wasted.

This is what I did,
1. Scraped the top
2. 120 grit with a ROS
3. 180 grit with a ROS
4. 400 grit by hand (with love)
5. 50% turps + 50% poly to seal the grain
6. Waited 4 days
7. 800 grit by hand
8. A coat of wipe-on poly
9. 1200 grit but very gently
10. repeat 8,9 for seven times.

Looks like you are in need of another form of arm bending.