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21st July 2010, 09:04 PM #1
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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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21st July 2010, 09:22 PM #2
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i attached a pic, hopefully
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21st July 2010, 10:26 PM #3
That's nice.
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22nd July 2010, 12:09 AM #4
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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22nd July 2010, 07:31 AM #5
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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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22nd July 2010, 09:22 AM #6
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thanks heaps guys, i will look them up
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28th July 2010, 07:41 PM #7
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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28th July 2010, 07:50 PM #8
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28th July 2010, 08:26 PM #9
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haha powerb. i only wish my portfolio was anywhere near as good
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28th July 2010, 08:27 PM #10
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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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28th July 2010, 08:29 PM #11
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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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28th July 2010, 08:31 PM #12
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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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28th July 2010, 08:49 PM #13
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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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29th July 2010, 09:55 PM #14
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29th July 2010, 11:39 PM #15
I'd go for WOP as a finish on the table.
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Cheers John