Sewing Table refinished w/ Oak Inlay

Beautiful! Well done and quite usable.

G> Here is a finished picture of my main sewing table with my Bernina

Oh my, John. How I do love beautiful wood. Is your finish on this creation tough enough to withstand something heavy with dozens of straight pin points dragging by? It would be tragic to scar that gorgeous surface. Polly

G> Here is a finished picture of my main sewing table with my Bernina

Wow, that's splendid! Does the varnish protect well against scratches? Roberta in D

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Oh, that's beautiful. Somehow the final sanding/varnish/polish stages makes it look subtly different. I can almost feel it, looking at that picture. . In message , John writes

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The more Gloss in the varnish, the harder the surface. It is about as tough as you can get and not be plastic. Well actually the finish is polyurethane, which by it's nature is in fact, plastic. You can rub the scratches out of it if needed, but I don't think of them as anything other than "Character Marks". When it gets to offensive to look at, In this case about 4 years or so, with many dings and drops of scissors and what not, you could just add a new coat of varnish over the top with the requisite light sanding of the surface to provide a good bond to the new surface varnish, and there you go. Good as new. It is the same sort of finish that is put on wood floors, and they seem to take an inordinate amount of wear before needing refinishing. And it is lovely to look at. That is the pay off when you come in to use it.

John

Is the table made so you can have a level sewing surface? I just looked at the one picture and didn't investigate. A lazy morning.

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Great table, John! I'd love to be able to touch it. Stroking a nicely finished piece of wood is almost as great as fondling fabric :) The only thing I'd wanted done differently is to have recessed the machine so the bed is even with the table top.

Yes, that polyurethane is tough. I've got my grandmother's old oak dining room table. I stripped the old finish and varnished with satin- finish polyurethane about 8 years ago. We use it every day for eating

-- often without a table cloth or placemats -- and I use it for basting quilts with pins or a basting gun and it is still looking great.

Julia in MN

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If I had recessed the machine then the machine would have been to low to use for extended periods of time. I also like using the closeness of the free arm when piecing as it allows me to get my hands very close to the needle area to handle small pieces that I am assembling, into finished patches. I have the table height set at the optimum height when you include the machine installed, for using for long periods (6-8 Hrs) without getting tired or aches in the upper back. It would not have been as adaptable for other machines to be used on the table without making a lot of different surround pieces for fitting around the free arm when it was in the down position. My other machine for quilting is set at table top level and so I have the best of both worlds. If I only had one machine then what would have been a great solution is one of those air lift systems that allows you to raise and lower the machine to both operating levels. That kind of thing is most often seen in cabinets, but it could just as easily be made to work on a table. I think that each person that uses a machine brings to the equation a particular use profile, that is unique to their way of doing things. If you only sew for an hour or so at a time, you can adapt to anything for that short of a period. But if you stay there and work for an all day session, you will soon find out if you are set up to work in the most pain free way. Your body will tell you shortly.

John

John,

Your table is great! Your whole room, with the fabulous furniture is inspiring. If only mine were so neat.

Happy quilting,

Lenore

That's just beautiful John. Well done. My hubby will be impressed. Is is patented LoL?

Bron

The only thing patented about it, is that it is patently absurd the things I sometimes do. Thanks for the complement. I love going off the deep end on these things. The next one should be even more over the top.

John