And then there was Tuesday…

I wore my light jacket into work on Tuesday, but was already sweating when I got there. It wasn’t that warm, just warmer than I was used to.

I stopped at Home Depot first. I had noticed when I bought the “stainable” (bullshit) wood putty that Minwax had stained wood putty. So I asked Courtney what color she was going to stain this beast. She said she didn’t know, but she wants it to match the coffee table she inherited from her grandfather (who made it) So, I asked her to send me a photo.

I put the photo on my phone and checked it out.

Sidebar: One of the things that p*sses me off the most is that stain makers do not provide strips (like paint strips) you can take home and compare. They only have a chart in the store.

Anyway, I compared the photo to the chart and the lighter areas seem to be “cherry,” but the darker ones “gunstock.” That might just be age, of course. But, I had to get to work and there seems to be a reddish tint to her coffee table so I selected one. I figured anything had to be better than the “stainable” wood putty that doesn’t take stain.

It was still wet outside at 10:00 a.m. so I walked inside. I can’t afford to fall…

I went home for lunch. I immediately applied the wood putty so that it could dry in time for me to start sanding it this evening. I filled in all the nail holes (there really aren’t that many) and then checked to see the dry time.

Damn! It said this does NOT dry to a sand-able condition!! It’s more like a spreadable version of the color crayon. Of well, it was on there now. I wiped off the excess with a damp rag.

I ate the rest of the potato salad for lunch (it was getting wet) and then went back to work.

I walked outside in the afternoon. It felt like spring!

I slowly made my way back home after work. Not only are there a ton more cars on Plymouth Road, but a LOT more semi tractor-trailers.

Again I had to wait for some nice folks to (finally) let me turn onto my street. I parked the truck outside, locked it and took the trash can in the garage.

I treated the cat, changed clothes and then went out to the garage. I tipped the table over on its side (still on boards, not the garage floor) and got out the belt sander. I put on a mask (never pretty) and did the rough sanding of the table. I had to empty the bag once!

I finished up around 6:30 p.m. I’ll do the finish with the orbital sander another time. I pulled the truck inside and locked up for the night.

I no longer had a side for dinner, so I made some Uncle Ben’s Wild Rice. Then I warmed up the rest of the steak and had an excellent dinner.

I watched my two NCIS shows and went to bed at 10:00 p.m.