In my last post, I mentioned the age-related darkening of some of the fir (I assume it's fir) I used in the construction of the table. Here's a close-up; you can see a vertical pale patch running along the bolt hole a bit left of center. This was left by a neighboring piece of wood.
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| Before: Note how the skirting has an amber color |
After some consideration, I took some 220 grit sandpaper to the outside surface of the skirting. I didn't try to fit the sandpaper deep into the corners, so if the patinaed areas stain darker, this darkness will seep into those corners, which should look good. Here's the 'after' picture:
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| After: Note the paler, less-amber look |
The wood has lost some of its amber color, bringing it closer to the color of the table's edge as seen along the top of the picture. The vertical stripe hasn't entirely vanished, but it is paler; I think this creates a good compromise between making the fir uniform versus showing its recycled nature. Some of the sawdust has come to rest in the the nicks and scratches of the wood, refusing to be vacuumed out. I'll be wiping the table down with tack cloth before I stain it, so hopefully this will pull out that dust.
Also hopefully, the next post will show this table stained and sealed; i.e. finished.
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