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Hi Craig;

No, never do I leave the blue tape on. Once the back is taped up with the blue tape, I flip it and tape it with the veneer tape. It was a little tough on this table since I was working alone, and the table is almost ten feet long.

Then I flip it again and remove the blue tape. I've been told that the blue tape will actually crush the veneer and leave permanent impressions once removed from the bag.

My pleasure for sure Craig.

i was doing a panel job for anheser bush, curly anigre, and i forgot to remove the blue tape i used for a fast repair, put the panel in the hot press and started to sand the panels, you can imagine what happened. the panels were center matched for a conference room too so there was no starting over.

well .... it was one of my better bull stories but it worked. dodged a bullet.

table looks like ribbon striped sapele and birdseye maple . would that be correct?

craig

Hi Craig;

Ah, the fine art of of fixing boo boo's!

I've found myself in that position many times.

On your fifth picture, what kind of finish did you use? It's gorgeous!

Lee

HI LEE,

I used to used conversion varnish but switched to Polane. its a sherwinn williams finish. twice as expensive but the durability justifies the cost. Two part mix like conversion varnish, but the solid content is 5 times higher.

the bar photos , i used a PPG auto clear coat. Full fill finish.

Lee,

how far to live from east orange nj?

Thanks Craig

The look of that finish is perfect. We have been using mostly conversion varnish and on occasion pre cat lacquer.

I'll be giving the Polane a try though. I really like the look.

Hi Craig;

I'm not exactly sure, but I think its about an hour and change.

Lee