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Submitted by megan_m on Tue, 09/18/2012 - 17:53

My husband and I are very happy with how this table turned out, we put it together in a couple of hours on a weekend. It took me a couple weeks of sanding and staining and sanding and staining to finish it, but it was worth it.
Decided to use up some previously bought stain, Minwax Polyshades in Royal Walnut, but it just wasn't getting as dark a color as I wanted, even after three coats, so I picked up some Varathane Gel Stain in Dark Walnut. 2 coats of that brought it up to a nice rich color.
I'd like to say that I'll never do that many coats of stain again, but I will probably have to go through the whole process again, as we have a in-progress matching side table that I want to finish the same. :)

Built from Plan(s)
Square Parsons Coffee Table
Estimated Cost
$75?
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
3 coats of Minwax Polyshades in Royal Walnut
2 coats of Varathane Gel Stain in Dark Walnut
2 coats of Clear Gloss Protective Finish
(sanded lightly with very fine steel wool after every coat)
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Comments

HappyDouta (not verified)

Thu, 09/20/2012 - 07:33

hi there,

what a lovely piece of furniture

can i just ask? is that wood putty used or wood filler, prior to sanding

thanks

k

megan_m

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 13:31

I used elmer's paintable/stainable wood filler. I wound have rather not had to use anything because it isn't completely invisible when it was finsighed, but the edges of the 4x4's we got were pre-rounded so they left some gaps in the top and sides, and some of our other joins weren't completely straight either.