Roberto Luongo's (Alesio) ADA Style Stand

[gklaw]

Finally found time to get at this. Just some fine tuning and a dark stain on the oak plywood and it will be sharp as a whistle

Blue colour from the 10,000K power compact fixture I hung in the shop

Picture of finished product coming soon.

BTW. All assembled with screws, not a drop of glue. Well, may be for the wood plugs to cap some screws Could be easily disassembled for moving.

[Diztrbd1]

looking good Gordon, looking forward to seeing it finished.

[djamm]

Looks great Gordon. I really like the clean lines. I too am looking forward to the finished product.

Cheers

[effox]

Definitely take pics when you're done, I'm interested in seeing how it stains and turns out.

Cheers,
Chris

[gklaw]

Oak is a very easy material to stain. I live the grain pattern as well.

Has been using it for 20 years for various pieces. Never have any issue.

Birch apparently is trickier but could done.

I never tried the dark walnut colour though.

[Tarobot]

im confused! what does this have to do with luongo

[gklaw]

Well, after we lost the big game, he decided he needs to relax by taking up the hobby

Haha. JK, Luongo is just Alesio's forum name. One day, I may just get to be friend with the real Luongo

[gklaw]

Well, the final choice of course belong to Alesio.

Original was to be painted black on birch plywood but decide to give Alesio an upgrade to oak plywood. IMO, black is not doing justice to the oak grain.

The colour samples are left to right: (a) Tradition Cherry; (b) Dark Walnut, (c) Cabernet.

The colour should develop more depth once the varnish on like the Bombay Mohagony colour on my breeding station stand in 2nd pic (the far left is just unfinished oak plywood for reference).

For ADA, I personally prefer (a) or (b) depends on the scaping of course.

Just interested in what people think.

[Diztrbd1]

I like the Dark Walnut myself

[gklaw]

Hey John:

Wait till you see pictures of your old dinner table turn the top of my work bench and refinished dark walnut