10th January 2019
What a bloody waste of a day!
I’m still working on the tops for these side tables. The finish on one was a bit blotchy and I wasn’t happy with it. So the first job was to sand off the finish and start again, taking care not to go too aggressive and sand through the veneer. This took for ages using different grades of sandpaper, but eventually I got an even finish, and set about applying the stain. This time the finish was stripy, I just couldn’t win. I waited until the top was dry, and took a scraper down one of the light strips, there was the crunchy sound of old varnish still present. So once again I sanded the top back, and left it.
My sister sent me a photo of a letter from South Gloucester council informing me that on the twentieth of November I strayed into a bus lane and therefore have to give them money for the pleasure.
Oh bloody joy!
I informed them of the bad day I was having, and on that date it was my birthday, and all they said was “many happy returns”
Another Lifetime to go 