Last night Laura and I hit up the Depot and I bought some Espresso wood stain and some semi-gloss sealer. I did a quick stain test at lunch and I gotta say, it looks pretty bad ass. I am going to try a second coat when I get home to see how much darker it gets. I might just settle for one coat as it looks rather nice as it is.
This has to be the wettest June ever. As such I am trying to work on this damn table at any chance I can get. During lunch today it was nice outside, so I finished off my sanding. I really hope to start sanding tomorrow, if not this weekend.
Due to our lack of garage (AKA Carhold), I am at the mercy of Mother Nature as to when I can work on this damn thing. Unfortunately I wasn't able to finish it this weekend as I had hoped as we had a wedding on Saturday, and shitty weather on Sunday. I did manage to get some work on it done pre wedding, by sanding and nailing down the top surface of the table. I hope to finish sanding, and start staining this week and or weekend.
| Stored in the back shed to keep dry. |
In an effort to make most of the nice weather, and to get my ass off our couch, I decided to try to make one of those pallet coffee tables that I keep seeing online. I drove around and found some skids and started taking it apart with my trusty hammer yesterday. I got a lot done, and the basic look of what I want is pretty much done, but now I have to sand and stain and screw it all together.






















