In his shop, sanding unknowingly through the veneer top of what was assumed to be an heirloom piece of hard wood furniture. Upon closer inspection it was then decided, by our intrepid friend to continue to upgrade the table into a suitable crafting/homework/Lego station rather than completing the original quest of a complete restoration. Now it’s a mere refurbishment meant to keep the table top level, and free of gouges. No more, no less. Also the idea to stop the Walnut leg build and course correct to simple Ash legs was implemented. Saving an expensive resource for another project. Also relieving himself of a rough sawn Ash board he’d been hoarding for nearly a decade. A Win-Win if you will. Hold for applause! Divine.
Also – yeah, day eight of this cough. It sucks. Day-Quil, Robitussin, Benalyn all seem to be next to useless once the fits kick in, but otherwise, no fever, no nasal congestion, no fatigue, no nausea, no upset guts, no nothing. Just a cough that has now aggravated my throat. I can still eat & drink without issue, so… there is that. I hope to be rid of it by this time next week, or I’m going to have to see a doctor about it. We’ll wait and see what shakes out. NyQuil however works extremely well, as I had the first good nights sleep in seven days last night. So, much obliged NQ!
I did manage to put two thick layers of dark Walnut stain on the table top yesterday, as well as complete all the initial sanding needed to apply them. Which was nice. Looks great where there is still veneer! Less so otherwise. But I’m in no position to reapply veneer to the top so it is what it is at this point now. Table clothes or Jraft paper will cover the top from now on. No so much to protect it, as to hide my discovery of the falsehood behind this table we’ve held on to for nearly 20 years because we thought it was better than it really is. No matter, another solid work surface is always appreciated. More horizontal space to hoard “things” I guess.
It is now Thursday, the third official day of school, out of two hundred and sixty some odd. So the next ten months are firmly in motion. I think we have about four weeks until the classroom assignments are set in stone, so the kids could still move, get bumped, or placed elsewhere before October 11th (which was a previous years deadline for such things, if I recall). So no cause for celebration just yet.
Back to school means birthday parties are kicking off again! No shortage of friends with gift requirements at my kids school. I think both of them have something or other coming up in the next ten days. Lots of weekend shuffling about from venue to venue, event to event. Fun, fun, fun.
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