tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045829325828941652.post3378696048699483855..comments2024-03-02T01:32:41.649-06:00Comments on MacGIRLver: Antique Scalloped Edge Table Given New LifeMacGIRLverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14931643293282335693noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045829325828941652.post-16959051993107444392015-08-26T22:53:35.625-05:002015-08-26T22:53:35.625-05:00I have a table very similar in style to the one yo...I have a table very similar in style to the one you have posted, It's been in our family for years, and has been painted a few times. I just finished removing 99.9% of the paint (because I want to see how it would have looked in a natural finish). There are still some areas on the spindle legs, deep scratches on the top, and near the joints on the side where paint is difficult to remove.<br /><br />Stripping the paint wasn't the hard part, but on the delicate sides and legs wasn't so easy because I didn't want to go against the grain. Whomever turned the legs sanded against the grain. Therefore, that will take me a little while to fix. I have mostly raised the grain on the top for better removal of the old paint. That will probably take me another session or two. I don't want to warp the wood.<br /><br />Since mine is made of walnut, I am in a quandary of how to finish it. I'm thinking of four different ways - linseed oil, natural varnish, stain and varnish, or stain and polyurethane finish. I'm still debating. I did use three of my wood carving tools to carefully scrape the paint off in some of the deep crevices on the legs.<br /><br />Hopefully I will be done in two more days. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com