It's time to work on the buffet and I have a question

[nlswitz]

Wow, all that new wood work looks super!

...except for the task of staining and finishing that's coming up...but it looks so nice and complete.

[nlswitz]

[quote="phil"]I have been stripping and or replacing a lot of the fir trim in my house because some nut painted it all white at some point. baseboards in the attic never existed so I bought nice edge grain grade A fir for those, but it is 3/4 not one inch. hard to get one inch I thought. Some of the other baseboards were missing and I bought reclaimed and had to strip them. I still have lots to do as well. windows and trim in the living room. Sometimes I think it is actually so much easier to just buy new wood and mill it to size rather than stripping, the end result isn't much different. Now I am doing my outside front stairs from some full 2 inch rough sawn lumber. It took many hours to joint, trim, surface pane, sand, do the roundover, it is coming but it is certainly a lot of work. labor of love but I couldn't afford to buy what I can do on my own if I discipline myself to keep going without neglecting the fun stuff I want to do and it is a balance. In seeing the work you have done I can appreciate the amount of work it is and can admire how good it is looking as well. You can always make some of it darker to match , the staining is the easy part. I love the craftsman detail of those pillars. No matter how much work it is , the time is soon forgotten but the results are there forever as long as some nut with a paintbrush doesn't own it next

All your skill is awesome. I now feel pretty competent at refinishing wood. Part of me wishes I could have done the trim myself. Yet I'm very happy to have been able give some work to a skilled craftsman who happens to be a neighbor.

By my estimates I still have about 6 full days of stripping before I can move on to sanding. I did however get some of the sanding done in preparation for the new wood.

We are going to do an addition to our house...actually tear down a 70s era enclosed patio. I had been hoping to get my project done before the new one starts, but the demolition for the addition begins on Wednesday. YIKES!

[nlswitz]

I finished my wood refinishing project a couple months ago, coincidentally at the same time our addition was completed. The cabinet doors all work beautifully. The only thing I might do in the future is add some lighting. But for now I'm enjoying the fact that I completed my 21 month long wood refinishing project. Here are some photos of the refinished buffet.

[Lower Brambly]

It took awhile to realize the pictures are upside down, then after the orientation was adjusted in my head, it looks lovely. I am sure you will enjoy it for many years to come and appreciate your time and effort.

[nlswitz]

That's weird that they are upside down. I must be having some issues with my iPad as they are right side up for me now but we're upside down in my photo editor.

[mattswabb]

Wow that came out nice.

[Powermuffin]

Really nice work and soooooo worth the time! I would love to have something like that in my modest cottage.
Diane

[matchbookhouse]

That's just beautiful!