Demilune table - finally finished

[jarhead]

It took me long enough. I can really call this my first furniture project. I sprayed it with 5 coats of dewaxed Zinsser shellac using HF HVLP turbine sprayer. I am not happy the way the tabletop feels to the touch - it's not silky smooth. Some time in the future, I may bring it back from my mother-in-law's house to finish the finish.



In the back you can see some glue squeeze out that I didn't clean up very well. At least it's against the wall and cannot be seen.

[GeekMom]

In the back you can see some glue squeeze out

Maybe you can, but I sure don't see it! Don't tell anyone and they'll never notice. Very nice table!

[BadeMillsap]

NICE ... What is the wood ?

Very nice work!

[JR]

Gee, that's pretty! Nice taper to the legs, very delicate.

Let's have some details! How'd you do the curves?

JR

[mater]

A beautiful piece of work. It looks very nice.

[Pappy]

Nice looking table, Jarhead! Give us some more details.

[jarhead]

Thank you all for the compliments. As far as the details... I followed David Marks' plans on DIY Network. The wood is cherry, the tabletop is MDF substrate veneered with cherry.

[Wood_workur]

Very garceful piece. Looks nice.

[John Hunter]

Very nice. I like the design.

[lrogers]

That is sweet!

[mdutch]

Great job. I've wondered about those DM plans. Glad to see one of us Mere Mortals can execute them with professional results!

Re the rough finish, since you started with shellac, if you care to invest the time, there's nothing that beats a French Polish.

Short-term you can probably dress out that shellac with fine-grit (800-1000+) wet/dry paper lubed with mineral oil to keep it from clogging, or pumice powder which will fill microscopic surface imperfections.

It's all hand-work, of course. You'll need to use spirits to take the oil off the surface, but you should have a result that is equal to lacquer.