hsc major project coffee table with chess board

hey guys. i have made this for my hsc major work and now need a finisher.

Main timber is jarrah, chessboard feature is wenge and silver ash, inlays are huon pine.

i would like to show off colours, i would like it to be as durable as possible(able to handle hot mugs etc) no repair will be done in the future . i also only have 2 weeks left. i wish to show as many skills as possible so i dont mind if application is difficult

i dont know much about woodwork and nothing about finishers.
also, if anyone knows a good website to research/buy chess pieces of that would be appreciated.

thanks michael

i attached a pic, hopefully

That's nice.

The simplest and most durable finish would be a half-dozen coats of Minwax Wipe On Poly (available in Bunnies, search these forums for usage hints); for more durability you could go for two-pac polyurethane (spray-on, if that makes it more of a challenge, especially since it's assembled).

If you want to put your (semi) traditional hat on, the sponsor of these forums makes a nice hard shellac finish which is both durable and fairly easy to build up into a nice glossy finish. You get the bonus of saying that your table is french polished, too!

Or you could go for an oil finish, but getting a decent oil finish built-up over the next two weeks could be a bit problematic. Anyway, I think oil tends to darken jarrah a bit too much for my tastes, so maybe the minwax or the shellac would be the go.

A veryGood bit of work there!!:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

How do you get it to stay on the ceiling?:?:?:?:rolleyes:


Master Splinter is on the money with finishing..

thanks heaps guys, i will look them up

Wipe on poly satin is a worthy finish. Durable. Easy.

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Originally Posted by artme

How do you get it to stay on the ceiling?:?:?:?:rolleyes:

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Hahahahaha. Smooth, artme.

Nice job, will look much better than a finish on it! No, what am I saying, you are my competition!!

haha powerb. i only wish my portfolio was anywhere near as good

Where abouts you from?

The folio is a killer.... :( Our teacher wants it finished by next week!

i am a couple hrs west of sydney, in the hawksbury.
our teacher wants that too, ive done hardly any though

How much have you got? And where are you up to?

I'm at 30-40 A3 pages, with about 7k words I think. I'm most way through development & realisation.

ive hardley started,i have done most of all the design management and communication but i have had to restart it cos i lost files, but i had printed it once already. i have alot to do

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Originally Posted by macca9222

ive hardley started,..... i have alot to do

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Well, well , well!! glad to see you young blokes keeping up an ancient tradtion!!:D:D:p

I'd go for WOP as a finish on the table.

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Originally Posted by artme

Well, well , well!! glad to see you young blokes keeping up an ancient tradtion!!:D:D:p

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HAHAHA! Trust me, it ain't all of us. Some kids are well and truly on top of the folio...