{"id":233,"date":"2009-11-26T09:53:54","date_gmt":"2009-11-26T14:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nicoyektai.com\/blog\/?p=233"},"modified":"2016-07-11T21:24:20","modified_gmt":"2016-07-12T01:24:20","slug":"coffee-table-part-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicoyektai.com\/blog\/coffee-table-commission\/coffee-table-part-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Coffee Table Part 10 – Applying The Finish"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first thing I need to do is prepare a finish sample for the clients. I will present them with three options on a piece of wood that was actually used in the table. This way the sample will truly reflect the way the table will finish. I only use products that bring out the natural color of the wood. I do not use stains or dye. The dark sample below is achieved by using a chemical that reacts with the mahogany. It emulates 100 years of aging in just a few minutes. It has a quality and a depth that can not be achieved with stains. Every kind of wood has its own tricks. In this case the client choose the middle option. I was delighted and it was off to the races.<\/p>\n

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The first coat, a tongue oil varnish, is brushed on. This finish sinks into the wood and brings out the natural beauty. I don’t let the finish dry but rater wipe it off when it is still wet. This makes sure that the coat is even and not on the surface of the wood.<\/p>\n

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I set up the table top in the spray booth and prepare to spray on the water based finish. The product is very durable and as a bonus it is much better for the environment because it is not solvent based and made to very strict standards.<\/p>\n

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I use this spray gun to apply the first coat of the top coat.<\/p>\n

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It was hard to get an action shot but this gives the idea. I spray an even layer on the whole surface.<\/p>\n

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I use the reflection from this light to help see what I am doing. The light helps highlight the wet edge as I try to get an even layer of finish.<\/p>\n

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When the finish dries I sand it with fine sand paper. This begins the process of leveling the finish.<\/p>\n

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I spray it again and again and again. For the final sheen I rub out the finish with steel wool and a bit of wax to help give the table a fantastically smooth feel.<\/p>\n

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I always like to photograph the finished piece as it heads out the door. I am very happy with the way this table turned out so I will definitely want to add it to my Tables<\/a> section of my website.<\/p>\n

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Happy Thanksgiving!<\/p>\n

Tomorrow I deliver the table. I cant wait to see how it looks in its new home!<\/p>\n

Coffee Table Commission
\nPart 1<\/a>
\nPart 2<\/a>
\nPart 3<\/a>
\nPart 4<\/a>
\nPart 5<\/a>
\nPart 6<\/a>
\nPart 7<\/a>
\nPart 8<\/a>
\nPart 9<\/a>
\n<\/span><\/strong> Part 10<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The first thing I need to do is prepare a finish sample for the clients. I will present them with three options on a piece of wood that was actually used in the table. This way the sample will truly reflect the way the table will finish. I only use products that bring out the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-coffee-table-commission"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicoyektai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicoyektai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicoyektai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicoyektai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicoyektai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=233"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nicoyektai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1429,"href":"https:\/\/nicoyektai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233\/revisions\/1429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicoyektai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicoyektai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicoyektai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}