Recent content by tcamp

Andy, Thanks for your comments. I would be very happy NOT to go to the bother of using a grain filler, so that's good news. However I'm always happy to rise to a challenge, so I'll try some red wine and coffee on my offcut! Thanks again, Tim

I've used Patina on an offcut and the finish is very good. However I've realised that oak has a very open grain and I'm thinking if I will need something to fill the grain to avoid stains on the table top. I'm a complete novice on wood finishing, but I've read on a few web sites of "grain...

Thanks very much Chris & Tony. Next stop, the screwfix web site. Cheers, Tim

I'd be very grateful for any suggestions on a finish for an oak dining table. Ideally I'd like something that stands up to wine / food spills. The table is a fairly simple, modern design so I don't really want to add any colour to the finish i.e. I don't want to give it an antique look. Any...

Brilliant - just what I wanted. Thanks for the welcome & for the link. Tim

Hello all, My Christmas holiday project is to build a simple dining table. I want to make sure that the joints which fix the rails to the top of the legs are really secure so that they don't loosen as the table is moved around the room. I've noticed that most tables in shop showrooms have...