I call this my special needs table....one because it is made to fit into an opening on the 4 season porch and the other, well you figure it out. It is tiger stripe Sapele. With some help from our friend Pottz, he hooked me up with Penofin Penetrating Oil for the finish. It is great stuff and so easy. It is made for outdoor furnitre, but creates a very rich finish. It is similar to Watco in a lot ways, in that after coat number two, it weeped for a few days. I thought it was done, but when I looked closely at the photos, I see it is still not quite done. I included a prefinish photo so you can see the difference after It was applied. I have an order for a matching cabinet for dog supplies.....towels, leads etc. The windows in the porch maybe open sometimes for a rain, so every thing is made to outdoor specs.....so in a couple years it gets a light sand and recoat....a 15 minute project. Thanks for looking. Moke
I wasn't expecting you to say that was patio furniture, but quality is quality, where ever it sits.
Beautiful wood and shape, M&T?
I use Penofin on the large patio cover I made years ago with redwood. It is an excellent outdoor finish, though after 15 years I may need to coat it again. Smells like fish eh?
look beautiful mike. i have patio tables made from ipe. every spring i give em a light sanding and fresh coat of penofin and they look like the day i made em.
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
Cool job Mokey... suppose ther's a couple of parts now missing off the jeep, I see the SWMBO has 3 canines to contend with... you sly dog, all those closet Fe$tools,
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
Pottz- Thanks for the kind words and help with the finish....
Ron- Thank you, Sapele was a great wood to work with and appears to be hard as my head!
Tom- Thank you
LBD- Thanks! I do have some Festools and do enjoy them!! The stacks are great, I have three Festool stacks and one Dewalt but lots of the stuff inside them is not festool......Makita Track Saw, Fiji Min Mite spraying system with another one have a second gun in its own systainer and even another with the 3M cup system (which I hate), 5" disc systainer, 6" discs, then of course the Festool sanders, Dust extractor and the almighty Domino.
Steve- Thank you---love that stuff!
Les- Thank you---and it is constructed with dominos.....sorry I failed to mention that. I love dominos! If I would have used Kreg screws I think I might have been banned from this site!!!
Gr8-Thanks you Buddy!
Thanks Ryan....I am afraid I might use Sapele too much now....It is awesome.
Mel-Thanks !
Crowie- I was able to manipulate the the two boards so they looked like the were meant for each other....I originally was going to do a book match type thing since the board were so similar, but ended up liking this better. Thanks for the kind words.
Bent- Thank you, coming from a craftsman such as yourself, I am flattered...thank you
Petey-Thank you----high praise coming from you too! I immediately began on a live edge table...its small, its a coffee table, and my wife likes them small...just tables mind you...I looked back and got some inspiration from your hall table....
Jim- Thank you----I am humbled....your stuff is great too!
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