General Finishes - Woodworking Video

Book Matched Live-Edge Sequoia Dining Table Finished with Arm-R-Seal

Ryan Hubbard — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 16:39:08 +0000

A local Sawyer saved this sequoia tree from being disposed of in a chipper. I bought a set of book matched slabs and made a big dining table or conference table out of them. I stored the slabs for a while until they were dry enough to work with.

Using a circular saw, I made sure the joint in the middle was straight and met up nicely. I used a Festool Domino to align the two halves and glued them together. There was quite a bit of work to do with a router flattening jig on both surfaces. Probably the most fun part of the build was cleaning up the edges of the table. I used an angle grinder with a 36 grit flap disk to, basically, power carve the edges. I left most of the natural curves and ended up with a rustic and beautiful shape. I filled knot holes with two part epoxy, then there was a lot of sanding. After marking the surface with pencil lines to track progress, I sanded with 80 grit, 120 grit, 180 grit, and finally 220 grit.

When I was happy with the surface, I cleaned off the debris with compressed air and a tack cloth then applied 4 coats of General Finishes Arm-R-Seal in Semi-Gloss using a foam brush. I lightly sanded between coats with 400 grit sandpaper on a rubber block. After the final coat, I sanded with 500 grit and buffed the surface with a wax/oil blend. When the finish was dry, I turned the table over and attached the industrial metal legs.

The final table is 8 1/2 feet long, 42 inches on the larger end with a natural taper to 35 inches on the other end. I am very pleased with how the final look came out. It is a fantastic looking piece of furniture!

Products Used

General Finishes Arm-R-Seal

Winning Category

1st Place

Distress and Glazing with Glaze Effects

Mike Reddy — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 03:15:05 +0000

A quick video highlighting the use of General Finishes Water Based Finishes with an emphasis on distressing and using General Finishes Glaze Effects Van Dyke Brown to highlight those distressed marks.

Products Used

General Finshes Milk Paint - Millstone
General Finishes Glaze Effects - Van Dyke Brown
General Finishes Enduro Clear Poly - Satin
General Finishes Milk Paint - Lamp Black
Olympic One - Satin - Custom Color (used behind staves on substrate)

Winning Category

Runner-Up

Seal a Cell on Mesquite Urban Lumber reclaimed Live Edge slab

Ryan Walsh — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 19:12:47 +0000

First grain pop on this large figured Mesquite live edge slab that will be a waterfall coffee table. We are applying seal a cell prior to cutting the miter waterfall to help prevent any tear out. We followed that up with 2 coats of Arm R Seal Gloss with the last 2 top coats in Satin (gloss before satin for durability and clarity), half sheet sanding with 320 between coats.

Products Used

Seal A Cell
Arm R Seal Gloss
Arm R Seal Satin

Grain Pop with Seal A Cell on Bookmatched Ebonized Maple

Ryan Walsh — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 22:51:47 +0000

We've been commissioned to create two custom ebonized maple 20x18 C-Tables with steel chevron frames. We cut out top pieces from a large 8/4 big leaf Maple live edge slab and then resawed the piece to have a bookmatched pair of tops at a finished thickness of 5/8." All bark voids and cracks were filled with System 3 tinted epoxy resin, the piece was ebonized using an aniline dye. This video shows the first grain pop with General Finished Seal A Cell after ebonizing and finish sanding,

Products Used

Seal A Cell
Arm R Seal Gloss