Tag Archives: wood burning

Table Trestles-Part 7

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Greg Merritt

As per my usual, every day after work this week I tried to get in half an hour to an hour of work on the tables.  After a nine or ten-hour day at work you would think I would just … Continue reading →

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Table Trestles-Part 6

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Greg Merritt

It has been a long hard week in the shop.  I have the aches and pains to remind me of it. Almost every evening after work I worked on getting the table tops together.  I continued my method of flattening … Continue reading →

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Table Trestles-Part 3

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Greg Merritt

With the top slabs thicknessed, cut to size and squared it was time for the layout.  This was a simple task of transferring the layout from my design drawing to the slabs. There are several ways that I can translate … Continue reading →

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Staked Side Table-Part 9-Complete

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Greg Merritt

Since Saturday I have applied three coats of the tinted BLO and one coat of Tried & True original.  For those not familiar with Tried & True, it is a mixture of polymerized linseed oil and beeswax.  It is non-toxic, … Continue reading →

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Staked Side Table-Part 8

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Greg Merritt

Whew!  Lots of progress happened this week.  So much so that the first coat of oil is on.  Oh, you want a little more detail than that?  OK, I’ll back up a bit. The week started off with fabrication of … Continue reading →

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Staked Side Table-Part 7

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Greg Merritt

If you follow me on Instagram then you know my shop time this past week was mostly spent adding texture and burnt wood decoration to the top slab of the table.  It is a simple, albeit time-consuming, process that has … Continue reading →

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Staked Stand-Part 2-Complete

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Greg Merritt

It is almost physically impossible for me to resist adding some sort of embellishment to the pieces that I make.  Kolrosing, wood burning and then there is my fondness for adding texture.  This little stand is built specifically to hold … Continue reading →

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