First ever project, this veneer table, what do I do at this point?

First ever project, this veneer table, what do I do at this point?

Hi all,

This is my first project. I’m trying to refinish this cheap free table into something usable. It has a leaf but had some bad damage. It took until those patches became pale before the dings and scratches and water rings were out. And the seam between the halves was badly raised from water damage. I’ve gone over it with a Varathane marker but it doesn’t look very good on close inspection.

My issue is I don’t know how to balance out the colour now. If it’s better to take the entire veneer top down to pale like the spots or bring the pale spots up to the rest of the table.

The former is easy but risks taking away too much veneer however I would then have a simple time staining the top all one consistent colour.

The latter is faster less risky but may be more expensive if I get the colour matching off. I don’t know enough to know what colour on top of that pale almost yellowish patches will come out looking like the rest of the table.

Alternatively I suppose I could replace the veneer entirely but that’s something I have less than zero experience with.

If better photos are needed I can take some just let me know what you need to know to provide some advice on next.

Thanks for any help and tips you can provide.

u/GoldenHawk07 — 12 hours ago

How exactly does the Chill → Shock portion of Coursing Current interact with Oath of Spring's qualifying-shock rules?

Anyone playing Warden know how this interaction is handled?

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u/GoldenHawk07 — 12 days ago

Lakes in Lambton County?

Hey all,

Every year around this time I spend a weekend with a buddy at their place on the St Clair river. I’m a fly fishing guy and every year I try my hapless luck figuring out some way to fish that river with a fly and it’s just really not possible I think.

I had an idea to try something different this year and take his boat out of the river and find some calmer water nearby and fish for whatever. Panfish or bass or anything that will take a fly and is active right now.

I see there’s a Goose Lake that looks almost like an inlet on the southern end of the river, anyone with any ideas of what our options are maybe within an Hour of Petrolia give or take?

I’ve spent most of my life fly fishing lakes in interior BC but haven’t wet a line in an Ontario lake so if this is really dumb and just not possible this time of year or in this area let me know.

Thanks all!

I hope this doesn’t break the rules. I’m just asking about known lakes and not specific spots in those lakes.

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u/GoldenHawk07 — 20 days ago

Largest possible progress flag to purchase?

Hey friends, bit of a niche question. Anyone know where I can get a progress flag that’s at least 6x10 in town? Trying to find one in time for Wednesday.

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u/GoldenHawk07 — 2 months ago

If you want Seventh Seraph weapons and armor, just farm Shaw Han's landing zone

Been farming Cosmodrome for the last day, got kinda tired of doing a Sparrow loop, thought about it and tried just re-loading into the landing zone by Shaw Han in The Steppes.

This landing zone has 3 possible chest spawns immediately on your HUD. A) Underneath you right inside the first room of the complex, B) Right under Shaw Han's ship in front of you and to the left slightly, and C) A much more rare spawn immediately on the other size of the shipping crate between you and Shaw Han's ship.

Because the game is so populated at the moment you're always being sent into a new instance and I'd say there's probably a chest 2/3 spawns or 3/4. I havent had a double spawn, I don't think that's possible though because of how they are coded.

However I also seem to get fewer empty chests, very few glimmer + enhancement core only chest drops. Might have something to do with the fact you're loading into new instances despite opening so many in quick succession.

So yeah, this isn't necessarily more fun than doing Distortions or events, and there's other stuff you wanna be doing in the Cosmodrome for triumphs like killing Randal, but right now I'm just fishing for a revolve w/ explosive payload so I'd rather do this now than keep searching for events.

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u/GoldenHawk07 — 2 months ago

Anyone been making the new Kalguur spells work as their main skill?

Started as an Ice Chronomancer in the hopes of being able to use Bitter Dead as my main skill but respecd into Vrashta just for the campaign (my first league) but finished that today and now wondering if anyone has been able to make these new skills work as their main damage dealing skill?

Specifically I’m curious about Bitter Dead, which I will now probably try to make work as Vrashta, and the volcano and comet-like ones.

Very interested to see what’s out there from everyone’s experience so far.

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u/GoldenHawk07 — 3 months ago

First woodworking project; restoring these cool drawers. Would appreciate some advice on how to begin!

Hi all,

I'm starting my first ever woodworking project, restoring this cool set of drawers we found in our neighbourhood while walking the pupper. While I grew up watching The New Yankee Workshop and This Old House I've never actually undertaken a sort of maker project. This project is entirely for my own edification and I'm starting at zero in terms of tools and equipment, so everything suggested will be taken into consideration.

My intent is to just clean this up, re-finish it, throw on some legs, and replace the handles. No structural work, not adding or subtracting anything, just cosmetic to start. Future projects will get into more serious work.

So I have some questions I would be very grateful for some guidance on;
How do you tell what wood something is made of? WIth my limited knowledge I have guessed the frame is either Oak or Maple, and the drawers/shelves are either Cherry or Rosewood. I've added some pictures of the endgrain as I assume the grain and weight and density and such is how you often tell, and even then I'm willing to bet some woods can be tricky and be mistaken for others.

What is the difference between stains, oils, lacquers, varnishes etc... and what determines which you use? Does specific wood require one vs another, or is it entirely cosmetic? Can they all be removed and can they also all be reapplied?

On the bottom of the unit it looks like they used some MDF? Is that right? Or is it particle board? Same thing? Why would they use just a few pieces on this thing that otherwise is incredibly heavy and solid? Is it because the bottom is most likely to get damaged?

Finally, how would you approach restoring this piece to your standards?

Any other information you think may be useful would be incredibly helpful, thank you for your help!

u/GoldenHawk07 — 3 months ago

Best Jalapeño Poppers?

Have a wicked craving for some Jalapeño Poppers.

Nice vinegar-y jalapeño with some bite still, not some overcooked leathery skin of a pepper, rich cream cheese or goat cheese but not processed, and a good crunchy coating.

Who’s got the best in the city? Bonus points if it’s in east Toronto.

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u/GoldenHawk07 — 3 months ago

Short guy here, I've been subsisting on refurbished Steelcase chairs for a while now, usually stuff from Marketplace sellers that have them for like $200 from office liquidators. Suffice to say these are old Leaps that are already well worn. But now it's time to get serious and buy something properly new for the long term.

Leaps are comfortable for me, but I don't think they are as comfortable as a chair can be for me, my thighs dig into the sides sometimes, those circles that protrude out of the bottom of the arm stands, and I get some lower back pain here and there still, specifically on my lower right side. This may be a posture/use thing and not chair specific though.

I tried something different recently, went with an Amia and I found it considerably more comfortable, but i kept...sliding off of it.

Seriously, if i just sat upright in a normal comfortable way, i would slide off the front of the chair slowly. The fabric was some shitty synthetic thing that was insanely slippery but im sure my body shape wasnt helping me. Not sure if this is a common issue with Amia's, are they known for having a different seating angle at all?

I know there are Leaps with larger seats, and that's certainly an option, but i wanted to gather a few other options that are different shapes and makes and not just go for a larger version of what i currently have. I may still get a bigger leap but i want to know for sure it's the best option, that means trying some others.

So yeah, curious for opinions specific to short legged big boys, especially if you have used Leaps in the past to some success, but have since found something you like even more.

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u/GoldenHawk07 — 4 months ago