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I started with an old table that has obviously seen better days. The entire table, particularly the top, was heavily scratched, stained, and
marked with paint. It even had a big glob of dried candle wax on the edge (see the shiny glob on the lower-right edge).
marked with paint. It even had a big glob of dried candle wax on the edge (see the shiny glob on the lower-right edge).
The first step was to scrape off the candle wax, which was easy using a straight razor blade. Then, I hand-sanded everything. I'm
terrible at refinishing wood, so I decided to paint it dark brown using two coats of flat paint leftover from a previous mosaic tabletop
project. After the paint dried, I covered it with two coats of polycrylic for protection and a high-gloss shine. I used latex primer on the
top primarily to lighten the surface so I could draw and easily see my design.
terrible at refinishing wood, so I decided to paint it dark brown using two coats of flat paint leftover from a previous mosaic tabletop
project. After the paint dried, I covered it with two coats of polycrylic for protection and a high-gloss shine. I used latex primer on the
top primarily to lighten the surface so I could draw and easily see my design.
I saw a beautiful tabletop online and loved the design so much that I decided to base this project's design on it. The basic theme is similar
but I changed the pattern to better suit my style. The design uses circular sections so my first step in drawing it was to define the circles
for each section. If you've ever tried drawing perfect circles with constant spacing between them, then you know it can be quite
difficult (assuming you don't have a compass big enough to draw large circles). It's not difficult if you know the trick! Find the exact
center of the tabletop by doing some fancy measuring. Find a piece of string, yarn, or thread and tie a small loop in one end. Put a
stick-pin through the loop and then stick the pin into the exact center of the tabletop. Ensure the string is loose around the stick-pin so it
rotates freely instead of winding around it.
but I changed the pattern to better suit my style. The design uses circular sections so my first step in drawing it was to define the circles
for each section. If you've ever tried drawing perfect circles with constant spacing between them, then you know it can be quite
difficult (assuming you don't have a compass big enough to draw large circles). It's not difficult if you know the trick! Find the exact
center of the tabletop by doing some fancy measuring. Find a piece of string, yarn, or thread and tie a small loop in one end. Put a
stick-pin through the loop and then stick the pin into the exact center of the tabletop. Ensure the string is loose around the stick-pin so it
rotates freely instead of winding around it.
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After determining the radius for each circle, pull the string fairly tight and then mark the string at each radius (see the picture below).
Now, you're ready to draw the first circle. If you're right-handed, pull the string tight with your left hand (not so tight that you yank out
the pin). With a pencil in your right hand, touch the tip to the tabletop at the mark on the string for your first circle. Keeping the string
tight, slowly rotate it around the pin while keeping the pencil tip directly in front of (or behind) the mark on the string. As long as you
keep the pencil tip directly adjacent to the mark on the string, and as long as you keep constant tension on the string, by the time you
rotate the string all the way around the pin, you will end with a near-perfect circle drawn on the tabletop. I say "near-perfect" because it
won't be accurate enough for building rocket parts, but it'll be good enough for this purpose.
Now, you're ready to draw the first circle. If you're right-handed, pull the string tight with your left hand (not so tight that you yank out
the pin). With a pencil in your right hand, touch the tip to the tabletop at the mark on the string for your first circle. Keeping the string
tight, slowly rotate it around the pin while keeping the pencil tip directly in front of (or behind) the mark on the string. As long as you
keep the pencil tip directly adjacent to the mark on the string, and as long as you keep constant tension on the string, by the time you
rotate the string all the way around the pin, you will end with a near-perfect circle drawn on the tabletop. I say "near-perfect" because it
won't be accurate enough for building rocket parts, but it'll be good enough for this purpose.
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