Sanding
SDR, thanks for your comments, I sand between coats with a Festool orbital sander that has the dust collection system and that really helps to smooth it down. I have the DTS 400 EQ that is shaped like an iron and it is a pleasure to use, fits the hand well and doesn't have that tendency to tip because of the footprint. Thank you all for the kind remarks, I'm feeling a bit inspired...
Oh, and I lost count of the number of coats, just kept going until it looked right.
Brent
Really cool table
l1flafly,
If I had to venture a guess, and that is what this is, I'd say what you have there is a one of a kind and not a production piece. That being said my guess is it's probably from the 50's or 60's judging from the legs unless they were robbed off of another tale and not bought new and then it could be later.
What does the under side look like? Could it have been built right on top of an existing table?
Brent
That sounds right.
I think I can agree on the fact that this table was probably handcrafted for personal use. I love the way all the pieces fit together and that alone most have been tough to do considering the tight fits. As for the bottom of the table it seems very flat but to me it looks like it was built to hold the inlay and not just a re-purposed table. The hair pin legs look a little crude in terms of the welds and the table itself looks to be held together with nails.
I can up a picture of the bottom later. Still I am amazed at what you can find at thrift store for under 100 bucks. I just started going to them really and have had some good luck I believe.
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