I got that side table from a stash of my father inlaw from his old old house (20 years ago lang)
it was in pretty good shape... So i decided that it was an easy restore.
A heavy dose of sanding. Then afterwards, seeing that the thing looked quite boring. I decided to give it some grooves using my Bosch gmr 1 ( http://www.bosch.com.sg/content/language1/html/5529.htm ) Its just a shame the colt version isnt available here (has a variable speed setting)
the last pics show the grooves i made to give more character.
After routing the grooves i decided to recoat it with polyurethane. The previous coat of polyurethane was at least 2-3 coats i think coz it hardly budged from sanding (using 240 grit paper on my black and decker orbital sander http://www.blackanddecker.com/ProductGuide/Product-Details.aspx?ProductID=14984 )
It has alot of grime on top of the counter and legs (some weird rubbery stuff and some cement?? and i think some were epoxy) which i got rid of.
weeeeeeeeee
Re: my first furniture restore (sorry no before pic, after pic only)
That's really nice work Bee. Nice touch with the grooves.
Re: my first furniture restore (sorry no before pic, after pic only)
the Bosch GMR is a great trimmer/mini router, having said that, a Bosch Colt would benefit you little because of the variable speed. In this case kasi, the small motor would require all the momentum it can get. besides, you should hardly if not use large bits for those. thus the colt will have the vs set at full speed most of the time if not always.
the restoration is great Bee, congratulations, that should impress swmbo... more chance to get tool purchase approval... lol
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