Mahogany wood table need help...

[NCC-1701]

I bought a very expensive mahogany dining table that has light scratches on it is this something I can fix or get a professional company to fix it. They are not that noticeable but with my OCD I need it perfect especially for this table. :seasix:

[DAB]

Do you know the finish?

[NCC-1701]

It is a dark finish with lighter inlays the table is stunning...

[NCC-1701]

Let me see if I can get some decent pics in..

[DAB]

Fixing a little scratch isn't as easy as it sounds.

[NCC-1701]

Here are a few pics...

http://i516.photobucket.com/albums/u328/NCC-1701D/20150408_190317_zpsofdqzqrd.jpg

http://i516.photobucket.com/albums/u328/NCC-1701D/20150408_190327_zpsmudq41kq.jpg

http://i516.photobucket.com/albums/u328/NCC-1701D/20150408_190317_zpsofdqzqrd.jpg

http://i516.photobucket.com/albums/u328/NCC-1701D/20150408_190427_zpslk0wg1rc.jpg

http://i516.photobucket.com/albums/u328/NCC-1701D/20150408_190345_zps0jted7i4.jpg

http://i516.photobucket.com/albums/u328/NCC-1701D/20150408_190444_zpsacurmlak.jpg

[DAB]

:faint:

Very nice.

I'd try a little furniture wax. Easy to undo if it doesn't work.

[mrvette]

Paint it black and call it a day.....





but seriously, Not so much over the table toppers, or the chairs,.....but that table top looks SO damn familiar from years ago....same damn pattern and all....


:seasix::cert:

[LATB]

Wax only.

DO NOT try to fix. It WILL end up more noticeable.

Honestly I can't see scratches in the pics. :island14:

We just got a new dining table. Not near as expensive as yours. And wife had to point out a hairline. Oh well.

I've learned to get over it. It's gonna get hairlines anyway.

[lspencer534]

OP, you're gonna think I'm kidding, but what the professionals use is a Magic Marker the same color as the finish and then wax the wood with shoe polish. Use real carnuba wax shoe polish if you can find it. The Magic Marker is only necessary if the scratch exposes raw wood; otherwise, just use the shoe polish.

[DAB]

You can buy colored furniture repair pencils, basically tinted wax. Work well for hiding raw wood.

Shoe polish is also tinted wax.

[NCC-1701]

Spence thanks I will give that a try..

[NCC-1701]

Wax only.

DO NOT try to fix. It WILL end up more noticeable.

Honestly I can't see scratches in the pics. :island14:

We just got a new dining table. Not near as expensive as yours. And wife had to point out a hairline. Oh well.

I've learned to get over it. It's gonna get hairlines anyway.

I think your right I may just have to live with it..

[VITE1]

And when you are done touching it up go buy a glass top for it.

[LATB]

I think your right I may just have to live with it..

I'm OCD and perfectionist. I HAD to find peace in letting it go.

Not to preach, but a pastor taught me about allowing a small imperfection ruin the bigger joy. He used the example of a beautiful new home with a fence that had a few crooked boards. And the owner would see that fence each day as he pulled into his driveway. And allowed it to park on his head, while forgetting the awesome kitchen, beautiful fireplace, and huge pool.

Think about it. I did. :seasix:

[CertInsaneC5]

That table is definitely an heirloom piece. It will hopefully be around for many, many years. Savoir those scratches, dents and stains. They are the memories of that beautiful piece. Hopefully through the generations. :cert:

[DAB]

The day a piece leaves my shop, it's as close to perfect as I can make it. I make things to be used. Every dent, every scratch, every imperfection tells a tale of love, laughter, joy, sorrow. Of good memories, of hope for the future. It's just a thing you use every day to enjoy a meal. To watch your kids do homework. To talk thru things with your spouse over a glass of good wine.

Don't sweat the small stuff. It's all small stuff.

:DAB:

[Dave]

If you bought that table to USE it, it won't be long before that scratched is joined by another, and another, and another.

With the finish on that table, there's NFW I would try to repair it.

Let it go

[JRD77VET]

If you bought that table to USE it, it won't be long before that scratched is joined by another, and another, and another.

With the finish on that table, there's NFW I would try to repair it.

Let it go

:iagree: It would be the equivalent of going in a round room and being told to sit in the corner :willy:

[NCC-1701]

I agree I'll let it go but ill try the pencil and the shoe polish and call it a day its just a shame that the owners did not take better care of it. If I paid what that table cost originally it would still be perfect as new.

[NCC-1701]

I'm OCD and perfectionist. I HAD to find peace in letting it go.

Not to preach, but a pastor taught me about allowing a small imperfection ruin the bigger joy. He used the example of a beautiful new home with a fence that had a few crooked boards. And the owner would see that fence each day as he pulled into his driveway. And allowed it to park on his head, while forgetting the awesome kitchen, beautiful fireplace, and huge pool.

Think about it. I did. :seasix:

Sorry but I would fix the boards....:lol::lol:

[DAB]

I know this is probably a dumb question...but any clue how much it costs to build a table like this?

https://scontent-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/t31.0-8/11082275_10101948341250438_5432242546641597943_o.jpg

Meeting table at EMC / Isilon yesterday...it was a good 25 feet long, tapered from about 6 feet wide at the near end to just over 4 at the far end.

So about 125 bf for the top alone. Say 250 bf total. Assume $10/bf for nice wood. That's $2500 in material alone. Say 10x markup, at least $25,000. Maybe more.

My new shop would fit that.

[73sbVert]

The day a piece leaves my shop, it's as close to perfect as I can make it. I make things to be used. Every dent, every scratch, every imperfection tells a tale of love, laughter, joy, sorrow. Of good memories, of hope for the future. It's just a thing you use every day to enjoy a meal. To watch your kids do homework. To talk thru things with your spouse over a glass of good wine.

Don't sweat the small stuff. It's all small stuff.

:DAB:

Awesome philosophy Douglas!

Don't sweat the petty stuff, don't pet the sweaty stuff.

:cheers:

[Milton Fox]

It is hard to tell for sure, but that looks like one pieace of wood with an insert. Bark is still on the long edges. Might be two pieces book matched. :cheers:

[Dave]

It is hard to tell for sure, but that looks like one pieace of wood with an insert. Bark is still on the long edges. Might be two pieces book matched. :cheers:

Looks like several slabs from the same tree possibly with some bookmatching. Look at the small knot at the near end. It appears 3x, with one of them being reversed from the other two.

[DAB]

Looks like several slabs from the same tree possibly with some bookmatching. Look at the small knot at the near end. It appears 3x, with one of them being reversed from the other two.

book matching something that large tells me it's a veneer, likely not more than 1/32" thick. maybe 1/40" thick. you sand, you kill it. really fast.

[Cybercowboy]

Holy shit, I had no idea.

Clearly I don't want or need a table anything close to that caliber. :lol:

Sorry for the hijack. :)

Three 8' folding tables, end to end, with white tablecloths. Done Deal. :lol:

[Dave]

book matching something that large tells me it's a veneer, likely not more than 1/32" thick. maybe 1/40" thick. you sand, you kill it. really fast.

I think it is slabs from the same tree. That knot is repeated 4x (not 3x) and the crack adjacent to it is matched as well, and continues through the end of the table. Would be straightforward enough if you had the right log.

Finish sanding that thing would be a major pain though!

[DAB]

i'll stick with veneer.

[LATB]

approx. 4'x12'

solid cedar. cedar log legs.

$3500.00

[mrvette]

approx. 4'x12'

solid cedar. cedar log legs.

$3500.00

Just GOTTA LOVE IT!!!!

:seasix::hurray:

[VetteBoy1979]

You can buy colored furniture repair pencils, basically tinted wax. Work well for hiding raw wood.

Shoe polish is also tinted wax.

Crayons?:leaving:

[Milton Fox]

book matching something that large tells me it's a veneer, likely not more than 1/32" thick. maybe 1/40" thick. you sand, you kill it. really fast.

I dont know. Look at the end grain on the end side we can see. Can you cut a veneer like that and have it hold together? To me it matchs the top surface pattern and depth of the rings.

I based my book match observation on the 4 knots matching up to each other in pairs. Along with the "cracks" on this end.

Also the OPs notation that one end is narrow (top end of trunk) than the other (bottom end that we see).

OP can you get a better shot of it and the other end? :popcorns:

[kingpin]

We use markers in picture framing to colour match the corners before joining. That way you don't see any part of the unfinished wood at all with the slightest opening.

One thing I would warn you when doing this is that depending on the wood and the finish the marker can bleed onto the face of the wood and look terrible. In this case we would use a putty pencil.

Thought I would mention it.