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    Question hsc major project coffee table with chess board

    hey guys. i have made this for my hsc major work and now need a finisher.

    Main timber is jarrah, chessboard feature is wenge and silver ash, inlays are huon pine.

    i would like to show off colours, i would like it to be as durable as possible(able to handle hot mugs etc) no repair will be done in the future . i also only have 2 weeks left. i wish to show as many skills as possible so i dont mind if application is difficult

    i dont know much about woodwork and nothing about finishers.
    also, if anyone knows a good website to research/buy chess pieces of that would be appreciated.

    thanks michael

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    i attached a pic, hopefully

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    That's nice.

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    The simplest and most durable finish would be a half-dozen coats of Minwax Wipe On Poly (available in Bunnies, search these forums for usage hints); for more durability you could go for two-pac polyurethane (spray-on, if that makes it more of a challenge, especially since it's assembled).

    If you want to put your (semi) traditional hat on, the sponsor of these forums makes a nice hard shellac finish which is both durable and fairly easy to build up into a nice glossy finish. You get the bonus of saying that your table is french polished, too!

    Or you could go for an oil finish, but getting a decent oil finish built-up over the next two weeks could be a bit problematic. Anyway, I think oil tends to darken jarrah a bit too much for my tastes, so maybe the minwax or the shellac would be the go.

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    A veryGood bit of work there!!

    How do you get it to stay on the ceiling?


    Master Splinter is on the money with finishing..

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    thanks heaps guys, i will look them up

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    Wipe on poly satin is a worthy finish. Durable. Easy.
    My blog: ~ for the love of wood ~ - http://theloveofwood.blogspot.com/

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    Quote Originally Posted by artme View Post
    How do you get it to stay on the ceiling?
    Hahahahaha. Smooth, artme.

    Nice job, will look much better than a finish on it! No, what am I saying, you are my competition!!

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    haha powerb. i only wish my portfolio was anywhere near as good

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    Where abouts you from?

    The folio is a killer.... Our teacher wants it finished by next week!

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    i am a couple hrs west of sydney, in the hawksbury.
    our teacher wants that too, ive done hardly any though

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    How much have you got? And where are you up to?

    I'm at 30-40 A3 pages, with about 7k words I think. I'm most way through development & realisation.

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    ive hardley started,i have done most of all the design management and communication but i have had to restart it cos i lost files, but i had printed it once already. i have alot to do

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    Quote Originally Posted by macca9222 View Post
    ive hardley started,..... i have alot to do
    Well, well , well!! glad to see you young blokes keeping up an ancient tradtion!!

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    I'd go for WOP as a finish on the table.
    Reality is no background music.
    Cheers John

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