Refinishing advice again !

Hello Efferbody , Well this weekend our village held its annual buy - each -others -junk Auction to raise funds for the local boys club band. Amongst other things....... I landed this table, a fine sturdy chap, built to take anything a Scots Farmer could Slap on it !!!!! now now now folks , its a Sunday : ))) Anyway , I must make it shine, it deserves to, so I intend to use Briwax but need any pointers on getting the best out of the stuff, ( prep ? wire wool ? cloth ? clockwise motion ?! ? : )) I have tried in the past with pine but have never been happy with the result. Any tips greatly appreciated. Here is the unfinished item, I will post a pic of the finished article, whenever that may be : ) www.dustystuff.co.uk/dustystuffpage11.htm

Cheers Jim

Excellent Ronnie. Thank you, this will be my Spring project. Would you fill any splits or gapes ( to the legs ) ? I dont want to but what do you think ? Cheers Jim

Many thanks Ronnie, I will use the old sawdust and PVA, you should write a book : ) I have a weeks holiday, but....I am decorating our bedroom, I've put it of for 16 years !!! : ) and I am not joking !! Its like the black hole of Calcutta ; ) Jim

Never liked using the PVA trick myself, I like the coloured wax trick best. The kits they sell seldom give a good match and the wax is too soft. The best bet with that is to get the monster pack of children's crayons, some of the red & browns are dead on for mahoganies and the yellow/ambers great for pine and oak. To get the colour bang on, just melt the crayons that match the closest together ( one too dark/one too light) in a bottle cap and when it hardens rub it across the crack until it fills. To get the crack filled dead level after you have rubbed the wax in, rub over it with a cotton cloth pulled tight around a wooden block with a bit of mineral spirits splashed on it.

Hi Mike, Well we do have several thousand half used crayons !! ( I dont exaggerate Ronnie, I've told you that a million times !! : )) I will have a go with both methods, cheers Jim

I let Lesley clear it out, much too dangerous !!!! ; ) Jim

Its about 5 x 2 ish, its downstairs in the flat, can be precise manana : ) Flog it Ronnie, why ? you need one ? Jim

You were right Ronnie, now theres a suprise !! : )) it is 4ft x 2ft, Now , were you going to say... if you want to flog it on dont touch it, sell it the way it is ? ( nice size for a PC ! ) btw , thats the ceiling done !!!

Jim

Well thats me knock-off for the day ....phew !! I be pow-fagged Mr Frodo, aye Pow - fagged !!!! : )) Yes, the table may just get the slap and tickle..... but its ......ah shit we will see..... Heard a good turn of phrase aimed at a hen - pecked husband , ' ach grow a pair of balls man an give her a clip ' : )) not PC but said with a smile. Jim