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With zeal for the unusual, a learned eye and some imagination,
one furniture collector gave her dining room its own unique flair.
When she came across an old post-office table, she knew it would
make a perfect dining table. All that remained was to refinish the
old workhorse and find the right chairs to complement its stately
charm.
Stripping the old varnish with Formby's®
Furniture Refinisher, revealed a table made of two types of
wood. The top had a veneer of makore, which resembles mahogany but
recites a rippled iridescence under a clear finish. The butternut
skirt and legs were much lighter and had to be stained to match
the makore. Not a problem. First the top received two coats of Minwax®
Fast-Drying Polyurethane in a gloss sheen. The top then got
a rubdown with cotton-like #0000(very fine) steel wool to smooth
minuscule rough spots and to take down the gloss just a tad. Matching
the butternut to the makore proved easy with
Minwax® Wood Finish™ Colonial Maple Stain, which was followed
with two coats of Minwax®
Fast-Drying Polyurethane in a gloss sheen for extra protection.
Overall, the final topcoat provided sheen just right for this beautiful,
functional antique.
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