Karla has returned home from Death Valley, where she worked for about three weeks helping Hilary get her Furnace Creek Ranch Stables set up while Luke was still at the high ranch putting in a foundation for a new building. I asked Karla to record the process of staining the tabletop. She insists that whoever is in a picture she’s taking put on a smile.
The top is fully stained, and now I simply wait for it to dry completely before putting on the tung oil finish. Tung oil is different from varnish in that it seeps into the wood, rather than sitting on top. It won’t peel or chip; it just wears down with time. Then you apply more, rub it out, and you have a new finish.
Karla has returned home from Death Valley, where she worked for about three weeks helping Hilary get her Furnace Creek Ranch Stables set up while Luke was still at the high ranch putting in a foundation for a new building. I asked Karla to record the process of staining the tabletop. She insists that whoever is in a picture she’s taking put on a smile.
The top is fully stained, and now I simply wait for it to dry completely before putting on the tung oil finish. Tung oil is different from varnish in that it seeps into the wood, rather than sitting on top. It won’t peel or chip; it just wears down with time. Then you apply more, rub it out, and you have a new finish.
4 comments:
The table looks fabulous, and the smiling blogmeister ain't so bad either! We don't normally get to see him.
He only appears when there is someone else holding the camera.
Looking good, blogmeister! Both you AND the table ;)
Oh goodness, what a gorgeous table!! Will it replace the uncouthly square Danish one in the "dining room?"
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