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This was a quickie project made from 1" thick hard maple. Just a retopping and expansion of the kitchen island. It went from the original 39.5" x 51 with no overhangs to 48" x 71" and now has 3 overhangs to accommodate some stools for seating.
It was supposed to be done last weekend, but the LOML changed her mind after I had glued up a 40" x 74" panel!
(complaint post here...
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Nothing too technically challenging, but dang that hard maple resists sanding! It takes alot of effort with 50 grit belt sander to get it to cooperate, then you need to spend several hours sanding off the sander marks....the best way to tell if you've got them all off is to apply a finish.
(DAMHIKT! 
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All of the maple was free.
Most of it came from the dumpster at work...it was formerly used as 2x8 bumper boards. The edge pieces are from an old library table that my BIL moved out when we made him a new maple and granite conference table for his new office ....that's also maple best I could tell, but prolly not hard maple. I laid out the arc by bowing a piece of wood and just traced the outline, then freehanded it on the BS, and followed up with more sanding. The finish is a semi-gloss poly, but the pics make it look glossier than it is.
It's likely that we'll now paint the base of the island. Stools to follow....but I'm buying them!
It was supposed to be done last weekend, but the LOML changed her mind after I had glued up a 40" x 74" panel!
(complaint post here...)Nothing too technically challenging, but dang that hard maple resists sanding! It takes alot of effort with 50 grit belt sander to get it to cooperate, then you need to spend several hours sanding off the sander marks....the best way to tell if you've got them all off is to apply a finish.
(DAMHIKT! ) All of the maple was free.
Most of it came from the dumpster at work...it was formerly used as 2x8 bumper boards. The edge pieces are from an old library table that my BIL moved out when we made him a new maple and granite conference table for his new office ....that's also maple best I could tell, but prolly not hard maple. I laid out the arc by bowing a piece of wood and just traced the outline, then freehanded it on the BS, and followed up with more sanding. The finish is a semi-gloss poly, but the pics make it look glossier than it is. It's likely that we'll now paint the base of the island. Stools to follow....but I'm buying them!
) ...Sunday afternoon, "really Honey, it's a good idea....really, I'm not mad (
)....Tuesday afternoon, "Here ya go Love, one more coat and it's yours...any more changes before I add the 3rd coat? (
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