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hey thanks guys ,,, this info has armed me and pointed me in the right direction

hey thanks ,,, that save me messing around ,,, cheers the search goes on ,,,,

any suggestions for a beginners model

So no good then ????? i have zero experience any advice is helpful

Hey there i am after a lathe to start off my woodturning

i have spotted one on ebay and wondered what you experienced guys think

here is the link ,,,
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yeah sure have enjoyed the finishing......... paint stripping was boring ....

as for my next project ,,, i gotta put more collar ties on my pergola/deck before it blows away lol

also a ceiling...

will post some photos . had 4 coats of oil now

it blistered in parts today because of the heat ,, but thats ok i just sanded scrapped and reoiled ,,, beautiful

i dont think this cabinet maker was wrong he picked them from the other side of the garden ........ and works with kauri all the time....

he said it was very old maybe pre 1900 but legs made...

Could Anybody Hazard A Guess As Too The Age:u

Look Great

just oiled pure tounge oil

well i thought it was oak lol .... never seen kauri before

just because of the grain ( but it was a mess )

can i mix a bit of varnish with the oil ???????????????? just for that extra shine

Groggy ima not sure what your point is but thanks anyway

i am quite satisfied with the identification

yeah down to the raw wood ,,,, i did a test piece and it sucked it right in was dry in about 5 mins B.E.Autiful

Pure Tung oil

just got to get the sanders out now and ima finished

i have...

ok i just found out what they are

Kauri top (which i am really pleased about)

and Baltic pine legs, am really pleased with

:U

surely any porous timber would suck the oil in right ?

the only time i have seen a disaster with oil was wen it was sprayed on to a kapour deck ,, dried very thinly then flaked in the sun.........

come on macs ... what timber is it ????????

ima do a test piece underneath save any stripping

cheers for that i got one of my cabinet making friends coming round he is pretty well up on his timbers .... i will see what he says ............ i am lost with it

he said put a laquer on it not...

ok thanks . pretty sure its not oregon

ok here i go

ok guys i think these are better ,,,,, tell me what they are put me out of my misery

haha what have i done now ...i used it on my jarah steps i put on my deck and they are fine

i will take a peek at the thead see what it says

David

Thanks, i have some tounge oil in my shed that i may use .

i love working so wen ima on my holidays i get bored very easy ..... plus ive got very fixated with this table haha

well its going on my deck under a pergola so no more water than external moisture content . ima thinking just a decking oil
what do you think ?

ok back to it today before i go back to work

finish removing paint , done about 3/4 of it

sand all the legs down

try to remove oil

then ima rub the top down

yeah think your right its defo 2 pieces ( very good grain match) still not sure about the timber yet though,,, but ima no expert being a pom ,,

progress has slowed down due too hot weather...

i thought Kauri had a reallytight notty grain,,,hhhhhhhhmmmm

ima not sure think i need some help with this will post a better photo

i was thinking silky oak ( hope it is kauri)

the paint stripper is working great thanks..... haha i think the black spots are rain . it was spitting wen i took the picture ........ there is i really dark spot at one end that looks like oil...

heat gun or paint stripper ? thanks for replys

haha just turn your heads

pictures take 2

pictures( i think)

ok cleaned the table and it came up really good and clean . some real bright spark has painted the legs in the past which is proving very hard to scrape off , i also repaired a damaged section with a...

Sorry for the confusion . Its a really old well worked table somebody has obviously used it to work on , has a few nails banged in it . The grain is really used raised due to the high work on it.
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advice needed , i have acquired a really old oak table that i want to restore ... i dont reaLLY know where to start in the way of finishes ..... any ideas

Thanks mike .......do they have a more comercial version

yanks are good arnt they ........... that is just what i am looking for tar very much

:) bloody missed them ty for your reply though

yeah thanks

i meant something like this

yeah that looks like the baby.......

house and comercial doors ............thanks for the welcome ....like the site

hello,,, new to this as if you couldnt tell:rolleyes:

i want some plans to make a jig for routering out locks and hinges......

sorry for confusion

David

as above

can any body help with this