Before the second coat of varnish goes on the boards need to be lightly sanded with 220 grit paper and then the dust removed. Two swipes of the paper knock down any of the fibers and will make the finish feel very smooth. If more than two coats are going to be applied this step may or may not be needed between 2 and 3.
Angela came over and helped with the second and final coat of varnish. With two people it went quickly.
Yep, in the pictures it looks about the same.
The last part of Project November was to reattach the trim pieces that frame out around the plaster. These were modified to remove one edge that most of them were damaged on. then sanded, the stain was touched up, and re-varnished. Most of this happened over the summer and the fall. I am excited to have them out of the work shop.
you can see white edges here that will be covered on the end of the vertical boards:
They help to make the whole project look finished:
the orange sure looks different in each photo....
And wine glasses and pictures. We also got the table ready for Thanksgiving....
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Beautiful! Great to see that you finished!
ReplyDeleteWe'll bring the wine (we decided to check a bag)