Hall table

[nclemmons]

Just completed and delivered this table for my niece as a wedding present.  Took me about six weeks of weekends to complete.

Wood was sapele and maple for the drawers.  Filled the grain and then the finish was a wipe-on gel stain followed by six coats of lacquer sprayed on.  Overall very pleased with the results.

Used a host of Festools - Domino, Kapex, 150/3 and Rotex , and TS-55 Saw.  Dovetails were cut with a Jointmaker Pro from BCT.

Dimensions are 30" x 14.5" x 44".  I have a Sketchup model if anyone is interested.  Just PM me.

neil

 

[rnt80]

Nice job Neil.  There's a small desk that was featured in the latest Poplular Woodworking that reminds me of your table.  I planned on building the desk but after seeing your table I might do something similar instead.  What did you use to fill the grain?

 

[nclemmons]

Thanks.

The grain filler was Behlen water based grain filler.  I tinted the filler with a few drops of Transtint dark walnut dye.  Applied with a credit card and then wiped down with a coarse rag followed by sanding at 220 grit with the Festools.

The stain was General Finishes Gel - Java color. Applied after the grain was filled.  Let is set for about five minutes and then wiped it down with a cloth with the grain.

Sprayed the first coat of lacquer with an HVLP sprayer, let it dry about two hours, and then sanded with 220 grit.  Followed with five more coats of lacquer with light 400 grit sanding after three of them.  Two more spray coats, and the final coat was rubbed out with 0000 steel wool with paste wax and buffing.

neil

 

[Tezzer]

Fantastic Hall table Neil ;D

 

[Mac]

This is lovely, what a great present for them to receive!

mac

 

[jrs]

That is very nice!

Quality work...

 

[robtonya]

Great work! Love the drawers, and the finish. Even your photography is great

 

[AlexThePalex]

Very nice indeed. Elegant design. And fits very good with its surrounding.

 

[jrs]

Somehow I missed this post-

That is very nice!

What did you use to spray the lacquer?  I haven't yet worked with it...

 

[nclemmons]

Thanks all for the nice comments.

jrs - I have CAPspray HVLP sprayer that i used for spraying the lacquer.  Filled the cup about 1/2 way and added a small amount of lacquer thinner.  The beauty of lacquer is you can layer it on with little to no sanding between coats.  It melts into the layer below.  And you can leave lacquer in the gun overnight and it recoat several coats over a couple of days.  Lacquer is also an easy finish to repair if you need to.

The downside of lacquer is that the spray is flammable, so you need to be away from flames.  You also need a good respirator.  I sprayed in my garage and opened the doors after spraying to release the fumes. 

neil

 

[jrs]

Thanks-- I will have to try it some time.

Hey, i also like the herringbone corner on your wood floor, that is slick.