by hupka | Feb 24, 2020 | Furniture, Information, Red Oak, Small Table
Being a woodworker is 50% knowing what to do, 40% knowing how to look up what you should do, and 10% knowing how to fix what you did wrong. However, sometimes you just come across an issue you didn’t anticipate. While building some furniture recently we realized...
by hupka | Feb 3, 2020 | Furniture, Information, Restoration, Table
Sanding is one of the tasks you will do in a woodshop that rarely gets enough credit. It is also the task that people rarely think of ahead of time and properly plan for. If you spend 10 hours on a restoration at least 7 of them will be sanding in one form or another....
by hupka | Jan 31, 2020 | Furniture, Restoration, Table
This is a great progress pic showing a before and after of stripping the clearcoat and stain from our table restoration. During the winter, when we have to do this indoors, we use a product called Citristrip. Unsurprisingly it has a citrus scent which I find...
by hupka | Jan 28, 2020 | Chalk Paint, Country, Furniture, Restoration, Table
Our latest table restoration project has a base that comes in two identical parts. Both of which, per customer request, will be brush coated in Annie Sloan Old White chalk paint. As we posted previously, we sanded the high wear areas to promote adhesion. Then they...
by hupka | Jan 24, 2020 | Furniture, Restoration, Table
A lot of our projects are 90% prep and 10% finish build. The table restoration we have in the shop right now is a prime example. Paint prep on the table base starts with sanding. Lots and lots of sanding. The paint we’re using is a high adhesion product that...
by hupka | Jan 23, 2020 | Furniture, Restoration, Table
A proper table restoration starts with a thorough review of the base material. We go over every inch of what we are given to determine if we need to make any structural changes first. In this case, a large split had formed in one of the pedestal legs. The crack formed...
