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[carbo]

hi all..first of all let me say what a great site..i've spent hours already looking at fantastic kitchens, furniture and workshops which make my skill and workshop look inadequate..I am making a painted pine console table with a hardwood top which I came across at a junk sale ...(don't u just love em..)it was a local restaurants tap room bar top .But i am unsure of what it is mahogany...iroko...teak and I wondered if anyone could identify its species[img]http://www.photobox.co.uk/my/album/?_id=89472382[/img]

 

[eggflan]

Hello and welcome , dont worry your pictures will come up after a few more posts you just got caught by the spam trapper

 

[carbo]

thanks for that i thought i'd fallen at the first hurdle.....

 

[wizer]

hi all..first of all let me say what a great site..i've spent hours already looking at fantastic kitchens, furniture and workshops which make my skill and workshop look inadequate..I am making a painted pine console table with a hardwood top which I came across at a junk sale ...(don't u just love em..)it was a local restaurants tap room bar top .But i am unsure of what it is mahogany...iroko...teak and I wondered if anyone could identify its species [/img]htttp//www.photobox.co.uk/my/photo?album_id=47095852&photo_id1563615174

http//www.photobox.co.uk/my/photo?photo_id=1563615175&album_id=47095852

Welcome Carbo. We have a couple of problems here. Firstly the Spam Trap has caught you That goes away after 3 posts. Secondly your PhotoBox account is private. So you need to go in and make the photos available to the public.

 

[carbo]

sorry ...have now tried to rectify the link ...hope this works

 

[JonnyD]

It Looks like an african mahogany to me either Utile or Sapele.

jon

 

[carbo]

thanks john your a star...it has a yellowing to the front edge but i think thats from years of finger acid...

 

[JonnyD]

I presume these are the pictures

 

[OPJ]

Welcome to the forum. That looks like sapele to me, which is a good thing - you should be able to buy it new if you need any more, the dust isn't as nasty as iroko and sapele won't ruin your knives like edge tools and planer knives, unlike teak. :wink:

 

[carbo]

yes john thanks .....having trouble with photos..sorry..i have used general finishes millstone applied with a foam brush but have read the link to spraying with hvlp and kitchen cabinets which is brilliant however general finishes state a tip size for spraying as 0.50 and the dakota gravity gun in rutlands comes with a 1.4mm 1.7mm and 20.mm am i missing a trick or barking up the wrong tree..the material i'm wanting to sray is their milk paint .Can anyone suggest a good hvlp gun as i have a large compressor..

 

[JonnyD]

I generally use a 1.5mm tip for most of my spraying but i use a HVLP turbine rather than a compressor. I used to use a 1.8mm nozzle when i had a compressor setup which was fine for most finishes. I found most guns over about £40 were Ok. If youve got the money Devilbiss are well thought of.

jon