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DIY & Home Improvement

X_Digger

(18,585 posts) Fri Aug 23, 2013, 07:53 PM Aug 2013

New sewing machine table [View all]

We found another treadle sewing machine base at an estate sale recently, so I decided to make another table.

The top is reclaimed brazilian mahogany flooring (scavenged from a dumpster in the next neighborhood over- shhh!) I had to plane it down by about 1/8-3/16" to get it to line up nicely. There are still a few nail holes and gouges visible, but I filled in most of them with a black epoxy mixed with sawdust.

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New sewing machine table [View all] X_Digger Aug 2013 OP

I like what you did on the end grain area. n/t PoliticAverse Aug 2013 #1

Thanks, it's actually a breadboard / tongue and groove X_Digger Aug 2013 #2

Nice. n/t PoliticAverse Aug 2013 #3

Nice! Adsos Letter Aug 2013 #4

Hand rubbed poly, cut 40-50% with thinner. X_Digger Aug 2013 #5

What sheen was the polyurethane you brushed on? Adsos Letter Aug 2013 #6

Cheap minwax gloss. X_Digger Aug 2013 #7

I'm out of the loop with what they're formulating finishes from these days. Adsos Letter Aug 2013 #8

Yeah, there's a big gap for me as well.. X_Digger Aug 2013 #9

Beautiful! (nt) ehrnst Aug 2013 #10

Thanks! n/t X_Digger Aug 2013 #11