Spring is coming SLOWLY

Well here it is mid April and we had snow showers over the weekend. The ice is off button bay and Trout season has started. I have been working on varnishing more pieces and had to strip some pieces I thought I finished but some how the stain did not match as well. The initial pieces I did where a little yellow compared to my recent stain work which is more red'ish. Some of the pieces I am reworking are more lighter color from sun exposure so I need two applications of stain to somewhat even things out.


Here you have the front bench in sections and it has an orange tinge which highlights the lighter sections so I put on a second coat of stain to darken it a bit more.

Here is a shot after sanding the third coat, as you can see it is darker. I think it blends a little better with the differing wood color.


I had a dickens of a time getting the front bench seat uprights done in that I constantly was getting sags. It was to the point of sanding down to the satin and starting over. I did get them presentable. I have 5 good coats on these pieces and am in the process of varnishing the seat back for the front.