Treadle Table ~ almost done

We've moved the Treadle Table that Derin has been working on into the house to help the finish dry.  The shop is heated to 62 degrees but even in the tent it is taking a very long time for each coat of the Tongue Oil to finish drying. 

He'll do some more work on it in the summer when our weather is warmer and dryer.










I can still smell a little of the Tongue Oil but I think that will go away in a few days.









It looks pretty darn good.

I'm so lucky to be married to such wonderful man.

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Workin' on the Table Top

With the cold, rainy and snowy winter weather we have been having, it is taking the table top a long time to dry in between coats of tongue oil and sanding.  The shop is heated to a balmy 61-62 degrees but is so big that we don't heat it any more than that.  So Derin made a tent for the treadle table top to dry in.  Still it is taking longer with each coat of the oil.   It is really looking nice.

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Treadle Top Table Edge ~ Done

Derin has been working some more on the treadle table top.  This is what he did on Monday and Tuesday.

He got a new router bit just for this project.  It gives an edge on the top and bottom of the table top.  He built a fence on his table to keep the edge of the top running straight.
    



It's hard to see both the top and bottom edge of the table top.  Click on the picture to zoom in. 






The top is sitting on the cast iron frame.  Isn't it going to look nice?







Today he worked with the hand tools to clean up the edge, fussy work.  The wood in the table top is starting to look beautiful with just a light sanding. 400 grit is starting to bring out the beauty. The higher the grit the more beautiful the results. The fussy work allows the wood to be the very best it can be.

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New Treadle Table Top

Derin started the table top for my antique treadle frame.  I think this is a  very pretty frame, with the graceful scrolls.   I was going to use this in my office, but the wood - African Mahogany, he got is so pretty that when it is finished I think I'll put in the entry way. Then I can move the Singer Treadle table into the office.   Here is what  Derin is doing.

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