I have a kitchen table (pictured) that is about 20 years old and over the years it has gotten to where it could use a refinishing. My wife said she would like to sand it down and put a new finish on it. My question for something like this is how do we go about sanding it? Should I use a palm sander, a belt sander, a different type of sander, or good old fashioned elbow grease? Also, is there a particular type of sandpaper I should buy? We are just going to do the top. Thanks, Rich
First I would decide if you just want to refinish the top which would be easy. Or, do the whole table which is a different can of worms. Even though the legs aren't complex their round shape and detailing makes sanding very difficult. The top is easy to sand either by hand or with a palm or DA sander (I agree, NO on the belt sander). The legs however might be better chemically stripped and then just a light sanding before finishing.
If hand sanding be sure to sand with the direction of the grain. Cross sanding can produce scratches that will show up in the finish. Normally not an issue with a palm sander.
I'm trying to figure out the most aesthetically pleasing way to join my wall baseboard to the kicker plate under these cabinets.
I'm using scrap baseboard leftover from the walls and ripped down to size for the kicker plate .
One full piece across the wall and side of the cabinet just looks odd to me as the wall in the cabinet are two separate entities.
I have a bunch of scrap pieces and I've tried a bunch of different ways but I'm just not sure how a professional would handle this.
Any help is greatly appreciated..
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The 'legacy' cabinets in my kitchen are moderatley poor particle board with some kind of laminate facing. The hinges of the cabinet doors are well-made steel affairs, each side of each hinge taking two machine-type screws about 3/4" long,.
One hinge on one cabinet door has ripped out. I have tried to fill the screwholes with wood filler, but the filler I used seems not to have been designed for this kind of work: the screws just rip it out when I start to tighten them.
Any suggestions for a filler compound that will bond to particle board and take a screw without crumbling?
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