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August 21st, 2009 | 
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I read another post about painting wooden cabinets, so I get the overall method….sand so the paint can adhere, prime, and paint.
My questions are: 1) do I just use a primer that you would use on your interior walls? 2) do I use interior paint or is there a special wood paint? 3) for a dining room table, should I go with gloss, semi-gloss, or something else? 4) what can I do to make it look more antique? I want it to look like an old farmhouse table.
I think it will look pretty. Here’s my inspiration:
http://www.potterybarn.com/products/p9181/index.cfm?pkey=cfurdintbl
You can use any good interior trim paint you wish. I think you are asking about "distressing" the table to make it look old and worn. There are dozens of methods to accomplish this, everything from scubble glazes to handfuls of mud and rocks. Sorry to be so vague here . . . If you have a specific look in mind, perhaps you can post (or email) a pic or link, and I will be happy to give you step by steps.
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Just looked at the pottery barn pic, easy easy easy to mimic that. First, sand prime and paint the table using FLAT paint in the color of you choice. The using a short lengh of #4 galvanized chain fail the piece as much as you wish, the failing will deposit small amounts of zinc at the whack spots, then protect those deposits with 2 light coats of antique satin poly. Sanding as hard or a light as you wish, harder sanding will break open (expose) more wood at "wear spots" such as edges and highlights of turnings/carvings.
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You might remember that when I redid the table/chairs/side table, I also painted 2 large wood frames black. They were given to me by my dad and had no hardware or glass, which meant that until I could get some glass cut, …
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We have an Krug Bros dining table circa 1930. The table has a leaf, but we aren’t able to open up the table top i.e. separate the two halves. Something is stuck. I’ve tried using WD-40 on the metal rod that seems to be joining both pieces of the table top, but that hasn’t done it. There are also two wood "joiners" or sliders, it looks as though when the two halves of the table separate that this tongue and groove siding has something to do with it.
Does anybody know what might cause an extension table to stick like this? What should I look for? Help, please!
Have you totally turned the table over, or are you just looking at it by crawling under it? Tip the table complety over and check very closley to see if anyone, over time, nailed a small nail or two into an area that may not be very visible. That was common years ago so that kids wouldn’t accidently pull them apart at dinner time. From what you’ve said it sounds like either there is a small nail or two or something was jammed into place so that the table did’nt accidently become pulled apart at the wrong moment. Good Luck!
It’s the sort with a middle leaf extension. The metal winding mechanism has been stripped (by previous owner not using correct tool) Is there any way of repairing this thread so that I can unwind again?
The correct tool is a handle with usually a square "hole" that fits on the squared end of the heavily threaded winding rod. Even if you used the wrong tool I can’t really see how that would strip the winding mechanism thread. It would more likely knacker the squared end, but not the thread. If the squared end IS butchered you could maybe dismantle the mechanism, file the end square again, and then have the squared "hole" in your winding handle built up by welding. A new square to fit the newly squared rod would then need to be filed into the handle "hole"
If the thread is stripped on the metal, fixed piece, that the rod runs through you might be able to take that piece to a 2nd hand/antique furniture dealer and see if they have a suitably threaded part from a previously scrapped table. If the rod thread is stripped see if same source might have a suitable rod. Won’t be easy either way, loads of faffing about….. how much patience have you got? 
FADT-LT07-002/Antique Belgian Wood Dining Table with Unusual Block Leg Base and Stretcher
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Tags: I have a lovely table which has had years of build-up from reading newspapers on it. I have tried polishing using regular furniture polish but the dark stains refuse to budge. Can anyone help?
Try painter’s alcohol (carefully, try a small place first. What is the rest of the finish?
Here are some photos of an antique dining table for sale with its chairs,please visit: www.raficksantiquesfurniture.com
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Antique dining tables are a good investment. But what is the history of antique dining tables. .It makes sense to find out, especially if you are interested in purchasing an antique dining table.
Only during the 16th century dining table became what we know today as dining table. In the ancient world dining tables were made of stone or marble (the Egyptians) and were fashioned like pedestals, whereas the Assyrians used metal.
As civilization evolved, tables became more typical and the antique dining tables as such had its derivation during the middle ages. It was during medieval days that the idea of eating together around dining tables originated. During the Renaissance, in Spain and Italy, rectangular tables were planned with end supports braced by stretchers and they frequently had an cloisters of columns through the middle.
Next there are the antique dinning tables of the Elizabethan era with their rounded legs. Typically, Elizabethan tables integrated with draw table which is a precursor of the addition for the dining table. Later on the notion of gate leg tables came to life and became fashionable. The gate leg antique dining tables had wings that could be turned down when the table was not utilize.
There are more than a few ways to let know a real antique dining table so that you will be able to be in no doubt about what you are buying. In general the wear and tear of antique table, and especially its legs, is excellent indication to support your decision on.
For example, if a table is aged and has been worn for a lot of years, the legs should evidently have uneven carry. The ends and corners of antique dinning table ought to be smoothed from decades of use to a certain extent (and not sharp and pointed. If the legs of the table have been replaced in the past it would lower the value of the antique dinning table. Some rods or pins in an antique table surfaces ought to show up from the surface of a authentic antique dining table. Antique timber will reduce in size with time. This process must create such dowels. The most common woods for antique dining tables are mahogany, oak, pine, walnut and rosewood. So make sure to verify this issue as well to buy a genuine antique dining table.