Repurposed Headboard

[BuckeyeOne]

These were headboards from an old bed.
One was made into a stand, the other a stool.

 

[Hartinez]

Nice. The stand has a good look to it for a tree and an accent!

 

[BuckeyeOne]

Nice. The stand has a good look to it for a tree and an accent!

That's what I was thinkin'.
Now I just need a proper tree!!

 

[Cadillactaste]

Nice! I love repurposed items

 

[Eckhoffw]

Very very nice. Love it.

 

[Tieball]

Excellent woodworking. Mighty fine results.

 

[BuckeyeOne]

Very very nice. Love it.

Thanks! I used a Jacobean stain and 8 coats of teak oil. Might need a good coat of wax to bring out the woodgrain.

 

[Ruddigger]

Smart thinking.

 

[BuckeyeOne]

Nice! I love repurposed items

Me too! My girlfriend says I'm cheap!!
I prefer frugal!

 

[Tieball]

Hand rub the oil. Better than wax in my experience.

 

[Cadillactaste]

Me too! My girlfriend says I'm cheap!!
I prefer frugal!

Not cheap. Repurposed makes for unique pieces another won't have.

 

[BuckeyeOne]

Hand rub the oil. Better than wax in my experience.

I did. I usually use a 50/50 of boiled linseed and mineral spirits.
Might try to topcoat with that. The teak oil didn't give me the luster I was looking for.

 

[JoeR]

Thanks! I used a Jacobean stain and 8 coats of teak oil. Might need a good coat of wax to bring out the woodgrain.

8 coats?? I don't know too much about wood working but that sounds.. like a lot, lol. I was hesitant clicking on this thread but those turned out awesome

 

[BuckeyeOne]

8 coats??

Teak oil is very thin. If you hand rub apply, you can recoat in as little as 15 min. So, it wasn't like it took me a week!
Oil finishes, such as linseed oil., tung oil, nuts oils (Don't go there!!!) give a richer, deeper finish. Just not the durability. Gotta recoat every year or so.
Just takes more elbow grease.
This one might get a 50/50 spar varnish and mineral spirits. The mineral spirits gives you penetration (Don't make me remind you), spar varnish, protection.

 

[JoeR]

Teak oil is very thin. If you hand rub apply, you can recoat in as little as 15 min. So, it wasn't like it took me a week!
Oil finishes, such as linseed oil., tung oil, nuts oils (Don't go there!!!) give a richer, deeper finish. Just not the durability. Gotta recoat every year or so.
Just takes more elbow grease.
This one might get a 50/50 spar varnish and mineral spirits. The mineral spirits gives you penetration (Don't make me remind you), spar varnish, protection.

Okay I see, 15 minutes between isn't bad at all. Surprised it took that many though. Ahhh but you set the jokes up so well, too bad haha! I've used linseed and some minerals before, but the linseed is a very heavy, deep finish that I can see being unappealing for some projects.

Keep at it my dude!