When I started out from home, this was my garage workbench, a solid oak refectory table. Not antique, from the 70s, but just google how much you could pay for one of these today, the carved sides ones.
I covered it in lino and did no (further) damage to it at all; all the burns - cigarette and saucepan, are from my wife’s previous life. If we had a dedicated dining room it would grace it - if it folded it would too, Instead we have one from oak furniture land (sorry Dermot - please don’t ask me about our corner unit and window blinds) and this lives on the patio (covered and off the ground) and impresses the hell out of Barbeque guests!
I dismantled it, the top is made from individual planks, no two the same width, but 3 were ok without taking apart. Stripped it, sanded it 3 or 4 times, oiled it, varnished it, didn’t like it so stripped it back again and just (Danish) oiled it. Base is oiled then painted - I may change that but stripping that back is a big pain. As the other option was selling it but there is sentimental value, I didn’t have a problem using one of a few things I kept from my workshop, my pocket hole jig!
The poshest garden table in the village?
- JKX
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The poshest garden table in the village?
John Turner
The ex framer Formerly Known As RoboFramer.
The ex framer Formerly Known As RoboFramer.
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Re: The poshest garden table in the village?
John,
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Keith Hewitt
I have visited distributors and framers in 90 countries - no two are the same.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XtrrWooYdg
I have visited distributors and framers in 90 countries - no two are the same.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XtrrWooYdg