Cigar Band Coffee Table (Complete Project Recap)

Mark THS · 01-21-2012, 05:43 PM

With a lot of the cleanup work complete, I spent a lot of time sanding and focusing on the detail elements. A gradual rise in sandpaper grit and a sharp pocketknife gave me some superb results.

I wanted to keep the look classic, so I chose a simple wood stain and proceeded with a typical finish

Another look at the finish process

Once again, these pesky legs added quite a tedious element to the finish. The coloring in the legs varies a lot more in this stage than in others of the finish

The end result was a pretty serviceable refurb, but I still wanted to add a cigar twist to this project-

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01-21-2012, 05:43 PM	#3
Mark THS Herfing at 115° Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 30 Trading: (0)	Re: Cigar Band Coffee Table (Complete Project Recap) With a lot of the cleanup work complete, I spent a lot of time sanding and focusing on the detail elements. A gradual rise in sandpaper grit and a sharp pocketknife gave me some superb results. I wanted to keep the look classic, so I chose a simple wood stain and proceeded with a typical finish Another look at the finish process Once again, these pesky legs added quite a tedious element to the finish. The coloring in the legs varies a lot more in this stage than in others of the finish The end result was a pretty serviceable refurb, but I still wanted to add a cigar twist to this project- (continued in next post)