Making a solid glass female torso
Martin Evans sculpting, one of his speciality's, a female torso. Please visit our website gloryartglass.com to view and buy torso's and lots of other beautiful, innovative, functional and decorative art glass.
The Longstone, Mottistone
This is a video of the neolithic National Trust owned Longstone at Mottistone on the Isle of Wight, filmed on the evening of 30th August 2010. Me and my Dad walked from Brighstone one evening all the way to this landmark and although its quite interesting, it was further than we expected and a very VERY long walk, and not ideal at 7pm, getting back at 9pm when it was almost pitch black alongside non-lit country roads.
How to repolish your dining table
Berrydesign are designers and makers of handmade contemporary fine dining furniture. Each piece is unique, made from a different piece of solid oak or solid walnut and personal, made to suit your own room size and style. Berrydesign offer a complete bespoke furniture making service, including delivery of fully assembled furniture by their own experienced craftsmen.
This video demonstrates how easy it is to repolish your Berrydesign dining table. Polishing your extending table is essential to keep it in good condition, providing a lovely finish whilst providing protection from everyday knocks and spills. It is good practice to repolish your dining table or kitchen table regularly. These step by step instructions on how to repolish your oiled table, include the sanding process and how to repair deep marks if a disaster has happened. The repolishing techniques shown can be also used for kitchen worktops and even to repolish your wooden floors.
Transcription:
Re-polishing your table:
In your box you will have:
A scotchbrite pad
A piece of fine 320 grit flourpaper
A 180 grit pad
A soft cotton cloth
Your pot of polish
Relevant instructions
For weekly upkeep of your table, just use the scotchbrite pad, lightly rubbing along the whole table, with the grain, to keep it in good condition, and remove any minor blemishes.
To repolish your table:
For repolishing, pick a cool day, so the polish doesn't dry too quickly. Polishing should be quick and easy and not take long at all.
Stage 1 is to sand down your table:
Using the 320 flourpaper, which you can wrap around the 180 pad for an even pressure, start sanding a section of the table at a time, working with the grain. On the table design shown it is across the table but on other designs it may be along the length of the table. You will see dust form and the table will slightly change colour. Continue sanding with even pressure, always along the grain, until you have finished all your sections, and the whole table has been sanded.
Stage 2 is to remove all excess dust:
With the soft cloth working again with the grain rub off all excess dust.
Stage 3 is to apply your polish:
Gently agitate your pot of polish, and pour some onto the tabletop. I like to work in 10-12 inch strips down the table. Using a circular motion spread out the polish with the cloth, working into the table as you go. Pour it out, spread it out; pour it out, spread it out, continuing in circular movements. It's better to use more polish than less, as you don't want it to dry before you get to the end of your section.
Then, with a clean cloth remove the surplus polish off the table in light, wide, circular sweeps, constantly turning the cloth over, for a clean surface all the time.
Then, using another clean cloth, and going right up to the table edges, in long, straight, continuous movements, this time, wipe all the way along the grain. Repeat this all the way across or down your table. Depending on direction of its grain.
Let the polish dry over night. It's good practice the next day to finely rub the surface of your table with your scotchbrite pad, working again with the grain, then dust off. This will remove any shiny patches and possible surface blemishes.
For deeply ingrained marks or stains use the 180 grit pad or even a Stanley knife blade for deeper stains:
Place the blade on table surface, tilt it forward by about 5 degrees, push with your thumbs to get a curve, then scrape with the grain, creating light shavings to remove the mark. Then using the 180 grit pad, and working with the grain, sand over a wider area than the mark, followed by the 320 grit flourpaper. Dust off the residue with a cloth.
As a short term remedy, just repolish the local damaged area by spreading the polish out and removing all excess surface polish off, always going with the grain. Ideally, you would repolish your whole table at the same time, but otherwise it can wait until later.
That's all there is to it. You now have a beautifully repolished table.
Always store your polish in a cool place to keep it in the best condition.
If you would like to order any more polish or need any more help please ring or email us.
See our website for a technical sheet for repolishing instructions and for re-ordering more polish.
Furniture designed for sublime entertaining.
Published September 2012
Published by Berrydesign Ltd
Owned by Berrydesign Ltd
Featuring: Chris Berry, designer and owner of Berrydesign.
Voiceover: Clare Berry, director of Berrydesign.
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