Still don't have wax on it yet, and don't have a great place in my house to take pictures, but here are a couple of more shots of the spalted maple coffee table in likely it's final location.
wow! beautiful table! I can't get waterlox in Canada, so I'm considering the Deftoil Exertior Danish oil for my maple countertops. It's between that and a satin polyurethane. I'm thinking satin might not look so plastic-y but give me the durability I need. Is the deftoil really that oily? I thought it had a lot of varnish in it?
Thanks for the comments. I am in Canada and bought my Waterlox from A&M Wood in Cambridge" ON. I happen to live in Cambridge so it worked out, where are you?
I don't really have much experience with the Deft. I just put one coat on a test leg and thought it was pretty thin but it might build. I know Ian Godfrey put it on a desktop so it cant be to bad. I'd suggest testing out an entire finish schedule on a sample piece and see what you think. One nice thing about the Waterlox is it is easy to repair which would be good for a countertop, but maybe the deft is the same.
Hi, I know this blog has been inactive for a while, but what a great table. I am making something similar and am wondering how you approached the bark/sides to get the nice edge you have? I am trying to decide the approach I will use and the effect I am going for. Thanks.
Thanks! I didn't think that anyone actually read this blog!
If I recall the slab I used didn't have a lot of bark so I sanded it by hand starting with 80 grit and then use a sanding star http://www.leevalley.com/en/Wood/page.aspx?p=45525&cat=1,42500 on the rough spots. If you have bark, I've heard people have good luck using a draw knife and spoke shaves. I don't think it is important to retain the exact original edge of the board, you can take a bit of material and still have that live edge look.
Its hard to say as I can't compare it to when I first put the finish on, but it doesn't look that it has yellowed much to me. It seems to look very much like the pictures above which I took 4 years ago - at least to my eye.
wow! beautiful table!
ReplyDeleteI can't get waterlox in Canada, so I'm considering the Deftoil Exertior Danish oil for my maple countertops. It's between that and a satin polyurethane. I'm thinking satin might not look so plastic-y but give me the durability I need.
Is the deftoil really that oily? I thought it had a lot of varnish in it?
Chris,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments. I am in Canada and bought my Waterlox from A&M Wood in Cambridge" ON. I happen to live in Cambridge so it worked out, where are you?
I don't really have much experience with the Deft. I just put one coat on a test leg and thought it was pretty thin but it might build. I know Ian Godfrey put it on a desktop so it cant be to bad. I'd suggest testing out an entire finish schedule on a sample piece and see what you think. One nice thing about the Waterlox is it is easy to repair which would be good for a countertop, but maybe the deft is the same.
Let me know how you make out.
Hi, I know this blog has been inactive for a while, but what a great table. I am making something similar and am wondering how you approached the bark/sides to get the nice edge you have? I am trying to decide the approach I will use and the effect I am going for. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I didn't think that anyone actually read this blog!
ReplyDeleteIf I recall the slab I used didn't have a lot of bark so I sanded it by hand starting with 80 grit and then use a sanding star http://www.leevalley.com/en/Wood/page.aspx?p=45525&cat=1,42500 on the rough spots. If you have bark, I've heard people have good luck using a draw knife and spoke shaves. I don't think it is important to retain the exact original edge of the board, you can take a bit of material and still have that live edge look.
Good luck - the table is still serving us well!
Has the Waterlox ambered much? I want to keep the light color of my maple and am looking at similar products.
ReplyDeleteIts hard to say as I can't compare it to when I first put the finish on, but it doesn't look that it has yellowed much to me. It seems to look very much like the pictures above which I took 4 years ago - at least to my eye.
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