A couple of years ago I needed something to do when it was too hot to be out and about, and gave woodworking a try. Daryl and I went to a lumber yard, ‘a guy’ cut six pieces of wood off a log for us and I went to work on them.
After a lot of sanding and several coats of stain, they were finished.
We didn’t have any use for those lovely discs so they got packed away.
Last year Daryl found a couple of bar stools that were structurally in good shape but were too tall and needed work. He had the legs cut down to the right height for our kitchen island and removed the seats.
This gave me a chance to work on my new favourite pastime. The stools required a lot of hand sanding as the sander would not fit into the narrow tops and my tool supply is limited. I used a coarse #40 sandpaper to get the chocolate brown paint removed. Then I used a #120 and finished with a #240. The wood is quite smooth.
It actually took the both of us to get the paint can lid removed. I swear the metal is as soft as tissue paper, or maybe I should have cleaned the lid better the last time it was used!
Three coats of transparent Aquavar, a quick sanding and staining to two of the wooden discs that had been in storage, and our kitchen stools were almost done.
I do believe the new seats are a bit of an improvement over the old ones.
The bottoms of the seats required a bit of levelling, then the parts were screwed together and we have functional stools!
This works like a charm for those cold days when we have to eat inside:)! Luckily that never happens.
Home sweet home away from home.
Cheers
Ruth
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well done both of you
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