A friend asked if I would rebuild an old work table that had been made with wood from a house that was 200 yrs old. When he brought to the shop I started laughing. This thing wasn't even good for firewood. It looked like some kid had been given a hammer, a bucket of nails and some scrap pine and went at it. It wouldn't even stand up by its self but I told him I would try. First I tore it apart and removed about a million nails. There was old paint spills, oil spills and general grunge. I almost gave up until I planed a piece. It was beautiful. Some of the wood was beyond hope so I decided to use the rest to make a different style table. This is what I came up with. The legs had been rounded by hand most likely with a plane or draw knife. They don't taper enough in my opinion but I let them stay that way. I wish I had taken a before picture. The finish is BLO, shellac and dark Brie Wax.
