Here is the first of two bookcases I am building. I used General Finishes EF espresso stain after a lot of research about stains. It was easy to work with, easy to clean, hardly smelled, and turned out beautifully! I'm really excited.
It's actually Red Oak - so neither MDF or Pine. I knew I would be staining it so MDF was out and after reading a lot about the way pine can stain, I decided to go with this. It was a bit more expensive but so worth it!
That is really beautiful. I love that stain and I may have to find some to use. Did you cut the oak or did you have it cut? I think I'd be too intimidated to cut oak. It's very hard and I think I'd ruin it. :-)
Thank you! I cut it using a radial arm saw at my dad's. He uses it in lieu of a table or chop saw and it worked just great! I had them cut the pieces into 1x12s and then I cut the lengths. I am working on a second one just like it but haven't gotten it together yet!
cecek
Fri, 10/22/2010 - 13:44
you did such a good job! which plan is this?
the stain is something I am going to totally
copycat! Just lovely.
Cece
nickybecky1
Fri, 10/22/2010 - 13:49
Thanks!
It's the Cubby Bookcase (not just for kids anymore!) http://ana-white.com/2009/12/p.....ectly.html
There's a lot of description of exactly how I did the finish in this part of the forum http://ana-white.com/community.....sso-finish
mairanellis
Sat, 10/23/2010 - 17:57
This looks great. You did a good job. Did you use MDF or pine?
rdrettig
Sat, 10/23/2010 - 21:56
Beautiful!
nickybecky1
Sun, 10/24/2010 - 07:10
It's actually Red Oak - so neither MDF or Pine. I knew I would be staining it so MDF was out and after reading a lot about the way pine can stain, I decided to go with this. It was a bit more expensive but so worth it!
hammertime
Fri, 10/29/2010 - 09:43
That is really beautiful. I love that stain and I may have to find some to use. Did you cut the oak or did you have it cut? I think I'd be too intimidated to cut oak. It's very hard and I think I'd ruin it. :-)
nickybecky1
Fri, 10/29/2010 - 20:53
Thank you! I cut it using a radial arm saw at my dad's. He uses it in lieu of a table or chop saw and it worked just great! I had them cut the pieces into 1x12s and then I cut the lengths. I am working on a second one just like it but haven't gotten it together yet!