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ktharris28
I just bought a kitchen table, four chairs, and a bench, all unfinished. I have never stained unfinished wood before. The type of wood is parawood. I've been told it is a "hard" wood and does not need any conditioning or pretreating before the stain is applied. Any tips or suggestions? TIA!
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Sand it first. Those unfinished furniture places don't do a good job sanding. Wipe it down with a 'tack cloth'.
When you apply the stain, it doesn't matter how you put it on. The wood will only soak up as much as it will soak up. Wipe off excess before it dries. The longer the stain stays pooled in cracks and corners, the more will be absorbed in those places.
Lightly sand after stain has dried (24 hrs) with the highest grit paper you can get. (at least 220). Wipe with tack cloth.
Apply polyurethane. When it dries, rub it down with steel wool. The finer the grade, the better. Apply more poly.
The reason that you have to sand and use steel wool is that staining will raise the grain and make it rough. The poly will leave air bubbles and trap dust. The steel wool will smooth these out.
Sand it first. Those unfinished furniture places don't do a good job sanding. Wipe it down with a 'tack cloth'.
When you apply the stain, it doesn't matter how you put it on. The wood will only soak up as much as it will soak up. Wipe off excess before it dries. The longer the stain stays pooled in cracks and corners, the more will be absorbed in those places.
Lightly sand after stain has dried (24 hrs) with the highest grit paper you can get. (at least 220). Wipe with tack cloth.
Apply polyurethane. When it dries, rub it down with steel wool. The finer the grade, the better. Apply more poly.
The reason that you have to sand and use steel wool is that staining will raise the grain and make it rough. The poly will leave air bubbles and trap dust. The steel wool will smooth these out.
How tall should a kitchen chair be?
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I would love to use two benches (below) with cushions on them, but are they too short? I will be using a standard sized kitchen table. The benches are 16" in height.
( http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&navAction=jump&id=17093501&search=true&isProduct=true&parentid=SEARCH+RESULTS&color=000 )
Thanks!
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Standard kitchen tables are 30 inches high. standard chairs are 18 - 19 inches. The skirt board that goes around the bottom of the table top varies with manufactures, and effects leg room. Average leg room needed is 8 inches. Measure this from top of chair seat to bottom of skirting. Don't forget cushion thickness, as you need the 8 inches to top of cushion, if you use cushions on top of chairs.
Standard kitchen tables are 30 inches high. standard chairs are 18 - 19 inches. The skirt board that goes around the bottom of the table top varies with manufactures, and effects leg room. Average leg room needed is 8 inches. Measure this from top of chair seat to bottom of skirting. Don't forget cushion thickness, as you need the 8 inches to top of cushion, if you use cushions on top of chairs.
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