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Oak Dining table

Postby Dan0741 » 31 Oct 2016, 20:16

Guys - Some advice if possible.

Im thinking of bidding on an Oak dining table on Ebay, its good quality but about 8 years old.

Im told the table surface has some minor marks etc as one would expect from a dining table of that age.

Q - How easy would it be to sand back and refinish if the marks were too awful for the wife to tolerate, with very basic woodworking knowledge/equiptment?

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Re: Oak Dining table

Postby Pinch » 31 Oct 2016, 20:18

Dan, is the top solid or veneered?
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Re: Oak Dining table

Postby Dan0741 » 31 Oct 2016, 20:36

It is solid, and we have used a friends one at a holiday home, very firm and sturdy, so i would imagine fairly straightforward??

http://www.habitat.co.uk/radius-8-seat- ... able-23973

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Re: Oak Dining table

Postby Andyp » 31 Oct 2016, 20:46

There are better qualified than I to comment but I would be concerned about sanding the top and losing the definition between the top and the leg frames which are slightly higher. Nice design by the way. So much depends on the nature of the "minor marks". Maybe the finish is just marked and could be easily cleaned. Are there any photos of those marks?
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Re: Oak Dining table

Postby Pinch » 31 Oct 2016, 20:49

Okay cool, no probs to sort out. For best results, sand back the whole top surface until all the marks have gone, then reapply a good tough clear varnish - lovely jubbly just the job!

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Re: Oak Dining table

Postby Dan0741 » 31 Oct 2016, 20:55

Cheers Gents, the legs are raised but i think(?) it disassembles and the legs come apart from the table top so to speak... so i thinks its a uniform slab to sand. Will have a go! Thank you. :D
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Re: Oak Dining table

Postby Jimmy Mack » 31 Oct 2016, 21:57

'Radius'...it's a classic design! Favorites are the dining table and console... Made a few custom pieces to match for a fan

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Re: Oak Dining table

Postby Jimmy Mack » 31 Oct 2016, 21:58

Sand or better still scrape the top

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Re: Oak Dining table

Postby Dan0741 » 01 Nov 2016, 22:52

Cheers Jimmy - many thanks
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