I get it. I now understand why this wood was so expensive. Look at it, isn’t it beautiful?
This time it was raining when we headed out to the wood store, but the guy was very helpful shrink wrapping the end of the boards that stuck out of the truck. We didn’t even have any problems on the drive home; the trunk didn’t even bounce on the boards so there were no dents.
And now we know: this wood is beautiful; worth the higher cost cause the quality is so much better.
A request from my husband was to make covers for the black and blue recycling bins. I started with wood from a pallet that I disassembled and bought some outdoor decking screws.
A few cuts and screws later (and allergic reactions by Tom to the sawdust) I ended up with these simple rectangular covers.
And now we know: this was my first project using pallet wood and the wood is surprisingly good quality as long as you pick a newer pallet
Well, I finally got the coat of clear finish on the dressers. I started by using a spray lacquer and even bought a second can when I ran out. I did a couple of coats, left them to dry and carried them in out of the sunlight to examine. The drawer fronts looked fine but the outside boxes were blotchy when the light caught them. I took them back outside, gave them a light sanding and added a third coat. It still looked blotchy so I gave them another sanding and put on 2 coats of the minwax polycrylic with a rag. This produced a much better finish, I wish I’d just used this in the first place and saved the $30 worth of spray.
When I got them upstairs, I started putting them into place next to the bed and realized they didn’t fit! I took the shoe moulding off on both sides and tried again; still no go. So I took a section of baseboard off one side and managed to just get them into place. I guess the room is not square so even though I measured precisely, it caused them to be too large for the space.
I am glad to get these dressers finished and into the room, it has been 4 years that we’ve only had stools next to the bed. The first night with the new night stands Tom claimed they disturbed his sleep as he would hit them in the night then wake up. I have had no such problems, I like that it is much easier to read in bed now with the light up higher.
And now we know: even if it fits based on the measurements, that is no guarantee, so in future leave an inch margin for error
