old oak table

[cazdids]

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 ........

[MacS]

Try re-scrubbing it with the solvents, if that don't help, then pour on some liquid detergent on the spot, allow it to soak in for ten minutes, and then brush on some very hot water, and then repeat the process..

If it comes out, then you will have to sand the wood so its ready for finishing.

Good Luck

Mac

[ubeaut]

Really hard to tell from the pictured as they are a bit small, but it looks to me like you might have a Kauri table top with the typical blackwood or maybe Kauri legs rather than Oak. Could be wrong, but it doesn't look like oak to me.

Cheers - Neil

[astrid]

we'll have a better idea when it's clean!
If you use detergent on it watch out for the dye in it or you can end up with green stains

Astrid

[MacS]

Neil,

I agree with you, it don't look like Oak wood to me either, cleaning the wood won't change the woods graining pattern that never changes.

Cazdids, any luck with the 'oil stain".

[MacS]

Don't be too concerned about the liquid detergent staining your wood, as your going to flush it off with hot water.

Most detergents use anionic dyes, which actually are micronize pigmemts in water soluble suspensions, and will wash right out.

I just hope, it removes the stain.

[astrid]

It dosent really matter at this point what it is.
could be mountain ash, blackwood, kauri or origon.
the point is to encourage enthusiasm.
whatever it is it will look great when finished.

Astrid

[cazdids]

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)

[astrid]

kauri is pale and tight fairly bland but comes up well with subtle features like bird eyes.

silky oak is almost like snakeskin.

Blackwood is like walnut.
Old mountain ash is often refered to as tasmanian oak because it looks like oak without the radials (little flame like bits running across or diagonal to the main grain) sometimes its hard to tell the difference.

how' s the prep going?

Astrid

[woodhunt]

My money's on kauri from it's age, form and provenance.

We get these sorting/packing benches in all the time at the antique auction house I work at...

My money is on two strips due to it's grain it can join almost invisibly at times.

[cazdids]

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 ...... its outside stripping paint in 40 degrees or inside sat on my ass sipping smoothies in 25 degrees

[addy999]

Well if you want to restore it try to do th work with care , don't make the original finishing damage....

[cazdids]

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

then i want to keep the rustic look but want to seal it from the weather

any ideas,,,,,, or any other suggestions for the finish

Dave

[astrid]

Happy New year to you.
Are you going to keep this outside?
Thats probably OK if its Kauri.
But mountain ash and blackwood hate water. It will rot and go black if it gets wet on a regular basis. even if you use the most water resistant product on the market. water will get in a scratch.
I made the mistake of doing my kitchen benches and bathroom unit in ash and itd not wearing well.
other timbers might be ok, somone else will fill you in when weve identified it.

cheers
Astrid

[cazdids]

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 ?