22nd December 2020
Finally there was some interest in our finished furniture.
We tend to sell things as we finish them, never having a build up of products. If we do, Kelli mopes around thinking she has painted them the wrong colour. I reassure her that the right customer hasn’t seen it yet.
Finally we had someone on the buffet, and another on the grey dresser.
The buffet people wanted to collect it in the early evening, which meant I had to make sure the final coat would be dry by then, fortunately it was, but I was sweating for a while.
I had more tops to work on, the pine one had such a thick clear coating on it I had to scrape an inch at a time to get through it. This is when my old man hands ache, and cover the floor with dust. It took quite a time to strip it, but what I thought was a large knot was a burn mark, that requires more work.
We lifted the buffet outside awaiting the arrival of its new owner.
It’s always a good sign when the tailgate is opened meaning they already decided to buy it, always a tense moment.
I helped with the lifting of it into their vehicle, after they thrust a wad of notes into my hand.
Another Lifetime to go 