I was just watching the videos for the small table. Looks good, thanks for doing it.
I was looking at the picture, and your finishing video. Is it the same table that was made in the video or another version? The legs appear quite a bit lighter, than the tables. Or is that just a trick of the lighting?
Also is there any special considerations when finishing the inlay? It’s obviously much lighter than the walnut, and we wouldn’t want to obscure that.
Thanks Again
Buster
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Hi Buster,
Your question has me confused. I have done no video on finishing so there is no other table. This is the first time I've done a table like this for many years of this size. Also there was no shaping in the legs.
As for the holly inlay, that's the key. Use holly or another white wood that won't discolor with a finish on it. Maple won't work as any oils in the finish will turn it yellow eventually. Good luck. Gary
Gary,
I was referring to step nine of the table series here on the website. Taunton has labelled the video "Finishing Walnut". The picture I was referring to is next to the "About this Project" blurb (under the video), and on the View the Table link. The color of the legs and table tops look fairly even in the video, but very different in the picture. Since you only built one, I'll assume it's a lighting effect.
Thanks for the reply about the holly inlay. I had tried maple on some small boxes with less than succesful results.
Okay, got it. Yeah the walnut is different. The top is Peruvian walnut, very dark in color, the base is from 8/4 domestic walnut. I cannot find the Peruvian in 8/4 as I'm told it won't dry properly in those thicknesses. But I love the color of it so I mixed the two together. The holly goes with everything. Thanks for the interest. Gary
Gary. If I recall correctly, you did make two tables for the video shoot, right? Perhaps that's what Buster noticed when he said the image of the table looked different than the one in the video.
Matt,
The two tables are identical. I think it's the difference in woods. But you know you can resaw a piece of wood, glue it together on edge, and it will look like two different colored pieces of wood. It's just how light bounces off things that makes for color differences. Gary
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