The entire kitchen island has been shellacked. There’s a 2lb cut of garnet covering and sealing all the boiled linseed oil. I have a little wet-sanding and touch-up work to do, but by and large, we’re in -good- shape. I should be working through the wipe-on polyurethane coats by new-year. I have no idea how [...]

Earlier this week I took a bit of a break in the evenings. I was too tired to do things safely and not screw up the kitchen island in the process. Yesterday my grandfather, Leeland Varner passed away. I’ll miss that cantankerous ornery guy. It’s probably safe to say I’ve inherited a few of his [...]

Last night I cut the remaining hinge mortises (I took my time on those) and was able to hang the doors. The hinges work beautifully. I am slightly disappointed, in that one door is slightly warped top to bottom (by about 1/16″) and won’t close completely flush. I’m investigating what I may be able to [...]