Farm Table is finished
Bill Leffingwell,Hot springs Va
>A couple months ago I saw an 18th century French farm table and my wife said "I need that for the kitchen".The $1800 price tag ended that,but I said I'll build one for you!So I down sized the table to suit the application and went to the wood room and dug out some old walnut,cherry and chestnut.Almost all of the work was done with hand tools,since time of construction was not a factor I really enjoyed the job.At this point I was unsure of the finish to use and posted the question and chose the Sutherland Wells low lustre polymerized tung oil which was recommended.The old look that was water resistant was perfect.I spent a lot of time distressing the table(no beating it with chain,keys etc)a few hours softening the edges gouging here and there and putting a few knife cuts on the top and it really did look old and worn.A project that has led to another one.a wall hung old looking cabinet for the kitchen.I want to thank everyone who responded to my previous post.
Bill
