Well, fresh off the heals of the cigar room, I figured I'd dive head first into a new project. After seeing Tech-Ninja's awesome cigar band poker table (HERE), I was inspired to start a cigar band project of my own.
I mulled around with the idea of what piece of furniture would lend itself the best to the project. After some careful consideration, I decided on a coffee table. I browsed Craigslist for a few weeks and finally came across a chippendale table that looked like it may have potential. The guy was asking $60 for it but I talked him down to an amount considerably less after seeing the awful condition it was in. Why anyone decided to paint a beautiful mahogany table with lime green paint is beyond me.
So with the table procured and in my possession I had to go about finding the massive amounts of bands to lay into the epoxy. Now, I smoke frequently- but not THAT much..so I decided to check out eBay to see what they had in the way of cigar bands. I was fortunate enough to find a gentleman who had 5 bundles of unused, antique cigar bands. Additionally, I was able to track down a few antique box labels and small print and litho knick-knacks to include.
I am kicking myself for not taking more through pictures of the process (you'll see as I post the pictures that some steps are missing pictures). I also have misplaced pictures of the original, untouched table.
Fast forward to the middle of the stripping process. Much of the lime green paint was removed, but you can see the gist of what it may have looked like. You'll see from the pictures that the deep detail grooves of the table provided quite a challenge to strip of paint.
I mulled around with the idea of what piece of furniture would lend itself the best to the project. After some careful consideration, I decided on a coffee table. I browsed Craigslist for a few weeks and finally came across a chippendale table that looked like it may have potential. The guy was asking $60 for it but I talked him down to an amount considerably less after seeing the awful condition it was in. Why anyone decided to paint a beautiful mahogany table with lime green paint is beyond me.
So with the table procured and in my possession I had to go about finding the massive amounts of bands to lay into the epoxy. Now, I smoke frequently- but not THAT much..so I decided to check out eBay to see what they had in the way of cigar bands. I was fortunate enough to find a gentleman who had 5 bundles of unused, antique cigar bands. Additionally, I was able to track down a few antique box labels and small print and litho knick-knacks to include.
I am kicking myself for not taking more through pictures of the process (you'll see as I post the pictures that some steps are missing pictures). I also have misplaced pictures of the original, untouched table.
Fast forward to the middle of the stripping process. Much of the lime green paint was removed, but you can see the gist of what it may have looked like. You'll see from the pictures that the deep detail grooves of the table provided quite a challenge to strip of paint.
