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No wonder I am so scared of power tools. I was reading the thread on all the accidents...talk about risky business!!

I used an old iron and heated the laminate and hence the glue in sections, used a paint scraper underneath to ease it up, even so it still managed to pull up some of the timber with it :mad: The glue...

It really does help to hear what others are thinking about this.

A couple of things...are we a consensus that's it's Kauri? and if so then.... no I don't really want it yellowing. As far as...

I guess I should be posting this in the finishing thread...but hey it's nice to have a continuum. Wendy asked me what sort of finish I want. I guess I want to retain the country farmhouse look that...

:) :) I think there has been a lot of sniffing sawdust going on :D

ouch is right :eek:

any clues?
the last shot is of the rails, different timber?
Now my next big question is...what is the best finish for the top? I'm wanting to keep it farmhouse/country style rather than fine...

a couple of weeks down the track. The paint is stripped, repairs are done, the table top is planed...I'm almost ready to sand and finish. I'll get a couple of pictures taken today and post them...see...

I remember those trees...I used to live down Stanwell Tops way and travelled up and down the escarpment for years, I think I remember some on the drive up to Camberwarra Mtn too. If you find a good...

Thanks everyone for your welcomes and your replies.
A project such as this makes you wonder as you peel back the layers of paint and grime, at the history of the piece. This is a fun and integral...

I hope a picture does paint a thousand words...and I hope I have uploaded them right.
The last two of the grain, first without flash, the last with.
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is that millenium or century ? :-)...perhaps you are right maybe both :-)

Yes it's a big project :-) biggest challenge I've taken on yet, I have done smaller tables and chairs years ago.
It is an unusual table in that It definately has only 4 legs and not some missing...

Not only is it physically big, a 12 seater table but I have given myself a deadline, Christmas :-) Hi everyone, new here to the woodwork forum. I haven't done a lot of woodwork for many years but now...