Saturday, December 25, 2004
The entry hall table turn out better than normal. Finally got a group of things to work out like I would like them to. He picked up the table and she called back in a few minutes saying that it was great. They want a small end table with a drawer next and will get ahold of me in a day or so about that.
Using the potassium permanganate for the beginning wood stain over the raw wood with the water base polyurethane the over the potassium permanganate for a stain sealer and once it drys was a big help. When I work through the finish coats of paint to show the wear marks with the 4 ot 0000 steel wool it does not cut through polyurethane sealer and the light colored wood does not show through, which has been a problem.
I did put on two coats of polyurethane over the black painted base and pine top. I have at times been able to just rub down the black paint with wax and steel wool but there is a lower black shelf that needed more than that, so the two coats of polyurethane then rub it down with steel wool and wax made it and the top look good.
The pine top had one coat of Puritan Pine MinWax stain on it. Then the top I distressed and I mixed some burnt umber with some satin polyurethane to darken the distressed areas and the top some. At times I am concerned that the tops are getting to dark and that I should have put on a sealer coat over the raw pine before I used the Puritan Pine MinWax stain on it. The I put on two coats of satin polyurethane to finish it off then rubbed it out with steel wool and wax.
The polyurethane was getting down to the bottom of the can so I could see that the finish was getting two dull so I mixed in some glossy polyurethane for the final coat and it turned out fine. Now if I can remember how I did it next time it will be a big help.
The corner cupboard to be picked up tomorrow or monday.
Desk drop door front delivered successful.
Small child's rocker. A lady at the post office wanted it repaired and painted. I have it done a hopefully just need to wax the seat yet.
TV, stereo, storage etc. center cabinet next I took pictures and measurements a month ago or so and told them I would get it drawn up and e-mailed to them after Xmas.
Using the potassium permanganate for the beginning wood stain over the raw wood with the water base polyurethane the over the potassium permanganate for a stain sealer and once it drys was a big help. When I work through the finish coats of paint to show the wear marks with the 4 ot 0000 steel wool it does not cut through polyurethane sealer and the light colored wood does not show through, which has been a problem.
I did put on two coats of polyurethane over the black painted base and pine top. I have at times been able to just rub down the black paint with wax and steel wool but there is a lower black shelf that needed more than that, so the two coats of polyurethane then rub it down with steel wool and wax made it and the top look good.
The pine top had one coat of Puritan Pine MinWax stain on it. Then the top I distressed and I mixed some burnt umber with some satin polyurethane to darken the distressed areas and the top some. At times I am concerned that the tops are getting to dark and that I should have put on a sealer coat over the raw pine before I used the Puritan Pine MinWax stain on it. The I put on two coats of satin polyurethane to finish it off then rubbed it out with steel wool and wax.
The polyurethane was getting down to the bottom of the can so I could see that the finish was getting two dull so I mixed in some glossy polyurethane for the final coat and it turned out fine. Now if I can remember how I did it next time it will be a big help.
The corner cupboard to be picked up tomorrow or monday.
Desk drop door front delivered successful.
Small child's rocker. A lady at the post office wanted it repaired and painted. I have it done a hopefully just need to wax the seat yet.
TV, stereo, storage etc. center cabinet next I took pictures and measurements a month ago or so and told them I would get it drawn up and e-mailed to them after Xmas.
Tuesday, December 21, 2004
The corner cupboard is done except for the 4 small shaker knobs that have not come yet in the mail/UPS.
Entry hall table 36" long 12" wide, 30" tall with shelf below and 2 1/2" sq. legs. This is to be done in the black antique finish. I was sort of worried about the 2 1/2" sq. legs, I usually put a tapper on them and not that big at the tip. It give them sort of the Art Deco look. The top gets a Puritan pine distressed finish. This time instead of using a gel 2nd coat to bring out the distressing I will put some Burnt Umber in the Polyurethane like I use to do to add color into the distressed marks. The finish will not be quite so light brown. I have it all put together with the stain on it ready for black pain and stain on the top tomorrow.
I also got some potassium permanganate chemical in the mail, so I mixed that with some hot water for my brown stain. Hopefully it will work better the the oil based stains. I use to use it but ran out of it. I think it penetrates the wood better so when I rub through the paint down to the brown color it will not rub out leaving a lighter pine color. I tired mixing it with alcohol but it did not seems to break down and turn the dark brown color, maybe it just has to set longer. It would be nice because it would dry quicker.
Humm, the UPS man just delivered my knobs for the corner cupboard. It is 6:02 pm. I will get them stained tonight yet. Hope they are the right size. Yea !!!, they look perfect. I also got some Briwax Friction Polish to fill out my minimum order. I have never used that yet. I will call the decorator shop now and tell her she can pick up the corner cupboard and two 5 ft benches. Nope she is not there, I will try tomorrow.
Desk drop door front . This is from an old small mahogany desk. The key hole had been lost and lock missing years ago. The hole was enlarged to get their finger into it to open it. There is now a new keyed lock and brass key hole cover. This required drilling deeper for the lock and filling in missing wood and then touch up the dark mahogany color finish. It seems fine now.
Entry hall table 36" long 12" wide, 30" tall with shelf below and 2 1/2" sq. legs. This is to be done in the black antique finish. I was sort of worried about the 2 1/2" sq. legs, I usually put a tapper on them and not that big at the tip. It give them sort of the Art Deco look. The top gets a Puritan pine distressed finish. This time instead of using a gel 2nd coat to bring out the distressing I will put some Burnt Umber in the Polyurethane like I use to do to add color into the distressed marks. The finish will not be quite so light brown. I have it all put together with the stain on it ready for black pain and stain on the top tomorrow.
I also got some potassium permanganate chemical in the mail, so I mixed that with some hot water for my brown stain. Hopefully it will work better the the oil based stains. I use to use it but ran out of it. I think it penetrates the wood better so when I rub through the paint down to the brown color it will not rub out leaving a lighter pine color. I tired mixing it with alcohol but it did not seems to break down and turn the dark brown color, maybe it just has to set longer. It would be nice because it would dry quicker.
Humm, the UPS man just delivered my knobs for the corner cupboard. It is 6:02 pm. I will get them stained tonight yet. Hope they are the right size. Yea !!!, they look perfect. I also got some Briwax Friction Polish to fill out my minimum order. I have never used that yet. I will call the decorator shop now and tell her she can pick up the corner cupboard and two 5 ft benches. Nope she is not there, I will try tomorrow.
Desk drop door front . This is from an old small mahogany desk. The key hole had been lost and lock missing years ago. The hole was enlarged to get their finger into it to open it. There is now a new keyed lock and brass key hole cover. This required drilling deeper for the lock and filling in missing wood and then touch up the dark mahogany color finish. It seems fine now.
Friday, December 17, 2004
I have been working on the 5 ft white corner cupboard I have the sanding of the edges down to clear pine, then stained and sealed the stained pine edges. Yesterday I painted the whole cupboard a couple coats in a latex mustard paint color. Today I used the 4 ot 0000 steel wool and alcohol to expos the stained pine wood. Then I distressed the edges and open areas with my hunting knife, tack hammer and screw driver for the dent and cut appearances. Then I went over the whole piece with dark jell stain and mopped it on so the stain goes into the cuts and dents and leaves sort on a wood graining patter over the mustard paint sort and darkening it as I wipe it off. I left the heat on and hopefully it will be dry enough to put on the clear polyurethane tomorrow. This is the same finish that I did for this customer, in mustard, on her quilt rack a couple weeks ago and it is also the way that I do all the items done in a mustard color.
Wednesday, December 15, 2004
The sugar pine table, I have the top made but have not gone any further as of yet on that project. The shop owner who I did the two 5 ft. black benches with natural tops.
She dropped me off a small 5 ft corner cupboard done in a white paint. She wants it redone in an antique distressed mustard color to match the quilt rack I did for one of her customers a couple weeks ago.
Rather than stripping the whole cupboard, I am sanding the edges and staining them with Minwax Puritan pine. I will seal the stained edge parts and then paint the whole piece in the mustard color. When mostly dry I will use 4 ot (0000) steel wool and alcohol and rub through the paint to show the stained edges and try not to rub through the stain. When dry I will distress the flat open spaces with my hunting knife, screw driver and tack hammer in an artistic sort of way of course. Then go over the whole piece with a gel stain and rub it out leaving some of the dark stain the the distressed marks and corners.
Usually then this is followed with a couple coats of satin polyurethane. Black, Mustard and Brick Red are the decorators favorite distressed colors. They are liking the sugar pine tops. This material is not available in most lumber yards. The # 2 or 3 pine normally used pine works pretty good but it does not have the graining character that the sugar pie does. The sugar pine also comes in a full 12" wide boards and a full 1 inch thick. It is not smooth planed so I have to use a # 80 belt sanding paper across grain to get it down to where I can use it.
The thicker tops look better most of the time. People are wanting 13" wide benches that I have to glue up, so they can use them in front of their sofas. The cost has been running some under $2.00 per lin. ft. for the knotty pine. The clear sugar pine can be gotten in much wider boards which can be nice some times if you have the money. etc.
She dropped me off a small 5 ft corner cupboard done in a white paint. She wants it redone in an antique distressed mustard color to match the quilt rack I did for one of her customers a couple weeks ago.
Rather than stripping the whole cupboard, I am sanding the edges and staining them with Minwax Puritan pine. I will seal the stained edge parts and then paint the whole piece in the mustard color. When mostly dry I will use 4 ot (0000) steel wool and alcohol and rub through the paint to show the stained edges and try not to rub through the stain. When dry I will distress the flat open spaces with my hunting knife, screw driver and tack hammer in an artistic sort of way of course. Then go over the whole piece with a gel stain and rub it out leaving some of the dark stain the the distressed marks and corners.
Usually then this is followed with a couple coats of satin polyurethane. Black, Mustard and Brick Red are the decorators favorite distressed colors. They are liking the sugar pine tops. This material is not available in most lumber yards. The # 2 or 3 pine normally used pine works pretty good but it does not have the graining character that the sugar pie does. The sugar pine also comes in a full 12" wide boards and a full 1 inch thick. It is not smooth planed so I have to use a # 80 belt sanding paper across grain to get it down to where I can use it.
The thicker tops look better most of the time. People are wanting 13" wide benches that I have to glue up, so they can use them in front of their sofas. The cost has been running some under $2.00 per lin. ft. for the knotty pine. The clear sugar pine can be gotten in much wider boards which can be nice some times if you have the money. etc.
Wednesday, December 08, 2004
I am ready to start the other sugar pine table. 36" long, 12" wide, 30" tall with bottom shelf. 2 1/2" square legs, Natural pine distressed top and shelf down below in black to match the rest of the piece. I have all the materials, except some #6 finish nails.
I got the other 5 ft benches made and Puritan Pine stained. Tomorrow I should get the sealer and black paint on the bottoms. The tops will get distressed and some oak gel stain rubbed in.
Maybe I will get time to check out the corner cupboard that I am to refinish with a mustard distressed finish.
I got the other 5 ft benches made and Puritan Pine stained. Tomorrow I should get the sealer and black paint on the bottoms. The tops will get distressed and some oak gel stain rubbed in.
Maybe I will get time to check out the corner cupboard that I am to refinish with a mustard distressed finish.
Tuesday, December 07, 2004
Peggy's office, mother is laws birthday and friends Christmas parties are over and I can get back into my wood shop again.
I have two 5 ft x 13" wide benches pretty well along. I should get the carpentry work done on them and maybe do another one for the shop up town who sold on for me a couple weeks ago. She wants a replacement to the one she sold. She likes distressed painted country benches. Most people seem to want the black distressed look now. I do have some mustard pieces to do. It has only been the last few months that the Jefferson County people started wanted painted country furniture. The Seattle area has been good for quite a while.
There is also a small corner cupboard I need to strip and do in a distressed mustard color to match a quilt rack I did for her a couple weeks ago. I need to stop offering to refinish furniture with the modern finishes on them. The stripper don't want to cut in the cold weather I can not get much ventilation in the shop.
I have two 5 ft x 13" wide benches pretty well along. I should get the carpentry work done on them and maybe do another one for the shop up town who sold on for me a couple weeks ago. She wants a replacement to the one she sold. She likes distressed painted country benches. Most people seem to want the black distressed look now. I do have some mustard pieces to do. It has only been the last few months that the Jefferson County people started wanted painted country furniture. The Seattle area has been good for quite a while.
There is also a small corner cupboard I need to strip and do in a distressed mustard color to match a quilt rack I did for her a couple weeks ago. I need to stop offering to refinish furniture with the modern finishes on them. The stripper don't want to cut in the cold weather I can not get much ventilation in the shop.
