The other window: DONE!

Today was another day of good progress.  Thanks to the work we did yesterday, today we were able to get the other window in the room done with its first coat of shellac.  My Mom and Dad came down today, after we all enjoyed some city chicken and ice cream at their house.  Jenny had to do a little bit of shopping for the week, so she went out to do that.  I put Mom to work with me applying and then stripping wood with the chemical goop (technical term there).  I had my Dad take one of the cheap plastic scrapers that I bought and shape it to fit a curved profile that we’re going to have to scrape soon, then put him to work with my new sander (a Bosch 1297DK 1/4 sheet pad sander) and the MultiMaster on the other window in the room.  His job was to get it prepared for finishing.  When Jenny came home, I had her help my Mom on one side of the pocket door frame, while I continued to work on the other side.  My parents were getting ready to leave, but Dad still had a little bit of energy, so I had him put the first coat of shellac on the other window.  It looks great!  After they left, I asked Jenny if she’d make some iced tea, and I finished-up the stripping that we had started, and scrubbed-down the areas we worked with mineral spirits. 

Now we’re relaxing, still running the fan to exhaust some of the stripper fumes. 

Thanks parental units for helping (and taking more pictures from today:  Check out the gallery!). 

jonathan