13/05/11

I started painting the table today. I did a base coat of light brown and glazed it. When this was dry I did a coat of dark brown and used a rocking wood graining tool along the top and sides. I painted the legs dark brown and used a lined graining tool to give them a wood effect.

12/05/11

I got the help of hannah and Sarah L and made a frame out of pine wood for the inside of my table as it wouldnt of had much stability without it and I nailed it on remembering to leave a 6mm gap at each end of the frame. I then nailed the other two ends two it.
After this I put wood glue accross the top and lined the 6x3 top with it. We then nailed this on making the top of the table.
Once this was complete I got some timber and marked out 35 inches on them and cut out four pieces. Hannah helped hold it straight and I screwed it into each of the corners underneath.
After putting it upright we found that it was a bit too tall for a person to sit at so we unscrewed the legs again with the intention of taking off another 5 inches in the morning and screwing it back in which should complete the table ready for painting.

11/05/11

I marked out the sides for my table and got a Jig-Saw. Jess held it for me and I cut through it. I realised from this that I'm quite good at using the jig-saw as I cut it out very well. I then got my files and sorted out any bumps and tried to make the ends as similar to on another as they could be if there there were any drastic changes in size.

10/05/11

We put the wall paper up in the living room today and its starting to look really good. We found the paper didnt line up very well with itself however so Hannah, Jess and I went to buy a few more rolls from B&Q in order to finish the room.
I cut the side pieces of MDF for my table after we got back as the wood order came this afternoon, I'm going to mark them out tomorrow and hopefully have it all cut to shape by the end of the day.

9/05/11

We painted Gregors room today making it dark and messy. We used black, brown and green paint stippling it and keeping it thick on the black base. As a finishing touch we threw saw-dust over the top to make it look very grimy.
we then put a layer of paste over the living room walls so that when we go to put the wallpaper up the paste wont be absorbed into the wall and the wallpaper will stay up.
some more props were brought in today and the wood order should hopefully come through tomorrow.

If the wood comes I intend to work on the living room table for the day. I also intend on bringing my props in with me tomorrow.

new table design

I redesigned my table to make it fit more with the rest of the living room furniture. I think I prefer this design myself. I intend to make the top and edges out of MDF, the legs out of timber and the sections linking the legs with plywood unless it turns out to be too weak. It's a 6x3ft table with the legs going down about thirty inches.

Top and Edges:


Underneath Leg Placement:


3ft Side:




The 6ft length is the same as this.

6/05/11

We finished the last of the walls today and placed a wood order so we could start working fully on the furniture