The hard part is hours and hours of sanding. These aren't your typical boards from the big box home improvement store. This wood is black walnut from a specialty wood store, only they obviously don't think their wood is special enough for a little TLC, as it is rough cut and uneven.The wood in this photo is really beautiful to me. It has so much movement; the grain seems to ebb and flow downstream. The piles of sawdust look like the sandy shores, waiting for the waves to lap across .
Lest you think that I put in those hours, let me just tell you...not even close. My job was to keep the ice water flowing as it was a high 90's kind of day. I got the easy job and some of us got the hard job, but that's the way it goes.
I can't wait to see the finishedproduct; I think the worst is behind us (him), but there is still a little more sanding to go. Soon I will post some updates that will hopefully be the final "after" shots! I am excited !
I love these hands....
3 comments:
I love the warmth and richness that wood adds. Black Walnut sounds perfect for this project. And isn't it a bonus to have a man who is handy. :-)
The grain on that is beautiful.
My husband is a woodworker and it's such a minor miracle to see the beauty hissed in rough lumber emerge.
Beautiful sanding shot -- looks like a beach.
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