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The Nile Sofa Table

comments (3) August 26th, 2011 in Reader's Gallery

Castlewerks Castlewerks, member
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The Nile Sofa Table

Brazilian Rosewood & Dyed Ash

52" Wide x 14" Deep x 36" Tall

A recently completed piece for my exhibition at the Paradise City Arts Festival in Northampton, MA.

A photo blog that follows the development of this piece, can be found on my Rocket Age Lighting site...

 


Design or Plan used: My own design - The Nile Sofa Table
posted in: Reader's Gallery, ash, Contemporary, eqyptian, Morado, sofa table, brazilian rosewood, black
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Castlewerks Castlewerks writes: TravMan,

For a while I was ebonizing some of my pieces with a tea bark rinse followed by steel wool and vinegar, but I've given up on it. It was messy, time consuming, unpredictable, and in the end I've found that better results can be achieved by far easier methods.

These days, I begin with a coat of black Transtint (mixed in alcohol & lacquer thinner) so that some color will soak into the pores and I finish it with a few coats of black tinted satin WB poly -- which I spray. The poly is tinted by the manufacturer, I don't tint it with Transtint.

I really like the tinted poly because it provides both a deep black color and durable top coat, but it's not a heavy finish like paint -- the grain remains very visible.

Cheers,

-Michael
Posted: 4:13 pm on August 31st

TravMan TravMan writes: Really cool looking. Is this ebonized ash or just dyed? If its ebonized did you use the steel wool and vinegar trick or something else?
Posted: 3:42 pm on August 29th

OmarAngelPerez OmarAngelPerez writes: Beautiful and elegant!
Posted: 11:17 pm on August 27th

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