My tables are getting closer but you'll have to wait to see the art inlay! Today was a little frustrating as I decided that I needed to do more EBONIZING! But I won't bore you to death anymore with those pics. We did get quite wrapped up in working on routing the support edge the Plexiglas and protective glass inlay. The routing was quite straight forward, but one of the Alder slabs has a serious dip in the thickness and so I felt it needed a slot cut at the same level of the ledge so a joined piece could be added for support. These pics show that whole process. I spent quite a while doing level sanding of the slabs also, but I didn't think it was worth showing that - wait for when I start applying the Tung Oil Finish! And at the end of the day we did a full mockup with mock up Plexiglas!
Final round of ebonizing (I hope)!
These pics show another round of sanding and ebonizing. I've been using SamaN products (an "eco-friendly" product for coats 1 & 2). But my final ebonizer is with Minwax, and the last pics show application and then wipe off. When this is dry (by tomorrow) I will seal the table struts by using a Lee Valley Tung Oil, which is wiped on and then burnished off.
repeat from yesterday...
Everything gets sanded again, and some small cracks needed a 2nd coat of filler, drying & more sanding, then vacuuming off. A 2nd coat of ebonizer for the 1st set of trestles, and a 1st coat for the second set. There is a 3rd set for a 3rd table, but they are going to have a clear coat, and I probably won't do them before the show.
Working on the Trestle Syle Table legs....
Here we go! Wax removal from the joinery work - using mineral spirits to remove wax (the wax is used to protect the non glue surfaces!) & first coats of my custom ebonizing stain! Yippee!
