Friday, June 18, 2010

Dining Room Cabinet: Day 4

After work today, another 5.5 hours got me here:

I started scraping the front while I was giving the stripper time to work.
And, yes, it is on its end.


It works much better than holding tools sideways.
Let gravity work with you. That's what I learned today.


I also began working on the opposite end, too.
The bottom pieces here (and a back piece) may need to be replaced due to water rot.
Luckily, we happen to have some old heart pine boards to use.

More work was done on the hutch, the right side.

I'm undecided about the interior. It was suggested that I strip the shelves but paint the bead board backing. The bead board is going to be almost impossible to strip. We'll see.


The wood is turning out beautifully.


And it has so much character.

What seemed impossible a few days ago has now become an addiction. I could work on this all day long. I may have found a new hobby. I've begun eying other pieces in the shed...

2 comments:

Elizabeth said...

I think that hutch is going to be beautiful when you are finished.

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Many thanks

Brother Adam.

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