This is a free 3-wood plant stand from heavy duty pallets that I could not stand to burn, and cherry shelf slats are from free bank floor molding re-purposed. 48 Cherry dowels, 32 walnut dowels, no metal fasteners. The legs are quartersawn white oak half-lapped to red maple frame. With dowels and tempered glass, $75 invested. It suits our craftsman house, fits nicely into picture window bump-out.
beautiful, have you stained or poly'd it yet? can't tell it sort of looks like there might be some poly on it. If not look into tung oil, I think it would really make it pop.
Thank you. I dislike stain, love natural wood colors even when subtle, so yes, so far two coats of tung, awaiting del of a bottle of pure tung to add a couple of more coats.
very nice, thats the shine I see than. After discovering tung oil last summer I recommend it to everyone!
Thank you. I think designing is my favorite part of the process. I added the radii at the bottom of the leg, unaware of just how susceptible white oak is to chipping out when routing across the grain. Additionally I then had to make a template. Those darn bumps were a lot of extra work. But I do try to push myself into new stuff with every project.
Learn me about tung oil, never used it. It seems like I hear about BLO a lot, however I remember my mom used it once and cussed that sticky crap that took forever to dry.
Difference Between Tung Oil, Linseed Oil, Danish Oil & Polyurethane | Learn How To Refinish Furniture some info/comparison and not to take away from the beautiful plant stand but just to show some more pictures of what tung oil looks like before and after.
