tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post3923772261876714138..comments2023-10-19T05:40:59.162-04:00Comments on Sippican Cottage: Beezy SippicanCottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-85409595492552187342013-08-30T18:59:37.566-04:002013-08-30T18:59:37.566-04:00By coincidence we were discussing renting Kiplings...By coincidence we were discussing renting Kiplings old home in Vermont for a future family holiday....may make it someday.Thudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320037763190473684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-3735235979053869242013-08-30T01:13:31.753-04:002013-08-30T01:13:31.753-04:00Gosh, you made me look it up! I was afraid I'...Gosh, you made me look it up! I was afraid I'd misappropriated the wrong word, which I can do quite nicely; and disastrously.<br /><br />I'll bet you shimmer and glimmer all day long.<br /><br />And, yes, those tables are gorgeous.<br /><br />BradAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-42742944227537396332013-08-29T09:41:21.356-04:002013-08-29T09:41:21.356-04:00Hi Leslie- I only send my tables to good homes. I&...Hi Leslie- I only send my tables to good homes. I'm like an orphanage for wayward trees. Glad you took some in.<br /><br />Hi Brad- Thanks for reading and commenting and for your kind words, but I must take issue with part of your comment. You've accused me of making tables with some sort of chatoyancy, but let me assure you, and the rest of the general public, that I'm generally sober throughout the work day, not chatoyance-faced at all. SippicanCottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-84961981662580080182013-08-29T02:15:52.214-04:002013-08-29T02:15:52.214-04:00Make a note, sometime, on your finish. It's s...Make a note, sometime, on your finish. It's something many of us do even if we don't build furniture (especially for sale furniture). And, since we typically don't build units we can just toss out because the finish failed; well, it's important to get it right on the first try.<br /><br />I've experimented with oils, pastes, and even once tried one of those "all in one" things that stain and finish in one swipe.<br /><br />I've learned that "easy" is synonymous with "fail."<br /><br />For a long time I relied on an oil stain that was increasingly hard to find with a finish of poly that I wet sanded and loved to perfection with pumice & rottenstone.<br /><br />Then I tried water based aniline dye. When it dried I almost cried. The furniture pieces that I had babied to completion looked as though they were covered in dull flannel. Three years later I ventured to poly them and the result was stunning. Even on cherry, which blotches, it was great. The chatoyancy of the wood was fabulous. But now I hate the other pieces I've made over the years.<br /><br />And I don't blame you for not wanting to give secrets away but those maple tables are AWESOME! Not to mention maple. When I stain maple it looks like I tried to set it on fire.<br /><br />Brad ErvinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-27708120349693097312013-08-27T17:31:46.799-04:002013-08-27T17:31:46.799-04:00I love that, I wish I had someplace to put it. I s...I love that, I wish I had someplace to put it. I still coo over my end tables and bench everyday.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284936021406079076noreply@blogger.com