by hupka | May 8, 2020 | Games, Information, Outdoor, Table
A little flashback to a project from last year that we really enjoyed putting together. The Schuylkill Frontier Girls group came to us with a request for a picnic table to be placed in a nearby park. That is a simple enough project that can be knocked out in an...
by hupka | Mar 2, 2020 | Custom, Furniture, Small Table, Table
All that red oak we were milling recently wasn’t just for fun. A customer ordered a set of nightstands in solid red oak with a golden oak stain. These were to be given as a birthday gift to his wife so we didn’t want to post the finished pieces until they...
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...
