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  0 Thread: Advice needed for finishing an old pine table top (completed)
Post: RE: Advice needed for finishing an old pine table ...
Table is done. Obviously some will decry altering it in any way, but it was unusable as it was for our needs. I am thrilled with the result and the color matches our oak furniture in the dining room a...
 Ispock Finishing 19 4,531 06-11-2021, 09:57 AM
  0 Thread: Advice needed for finishing an old pine table top (completed)
Post: RE: Advice needed for finishing an old pine table ...
Here's some info I found on the painter's forum: Quote: -- The pioneer recipes for milk paint all had two things in common, Milk and lime. When combined they form a  natural binding agent th...
 Ispock Finishing 19 4,531 05-11-2021, 09:27 PM
  0 Thread: Advice needed for finishing an old pine table top (completed)
Post: RE: Advice needed for finishing an old pine table ...
I honesty don't think there was ever a finish on the top. There is a faint remnant of redish-maroon paint along the skirt and legs, which the owner felt was old blood paint - a concoction made from mi...
 Ispock Finishing 19 4,531 05-09-2021, 10:55 AM
  0 Thread: Advice needed for finishing an old pine table top (completed)
Post: RE: Advice needed for finishing an old pine table ...
Thank you all for the advice - I do appreciate it. John,  Your comment about celebrating the natural beauty of the pine struck a chord with me, and I believe I will do just that. Also a great point a...
 Ispock Finishing 19 4,531 04-28-2021, 05:59 PM
  0 Thread: Advice needed for finishing an old pine table top (completed)
Post: Advice needed for finishing an old pine table top ...
Newbie here looking for advice. My wife and I are into antiques and we're re-doing our dining room. We recently acquired a very cool and unusual 2 board late 1800's farm dining table  (72" X 36") t...
 Ispock Finishing 19 4,531 04-27-2021, 08:12 PM

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