Staining

Well, I keep putting off blogging about our latest project - the mantel - because we were supposed to be done.. um.. several days ago. However we are not.. so I'll update anyway, don't want anyone out there to think we're slackers.

Noticing that the fireplace looked kinda wimpy, we decided to build it a new mantel.. They do that kind of stuff on HGTV all the time. Plus, it gave us a chance to try out August's new [very old] radial arm saw. The construction really didn't take that long, better part of a saturday.. Since then we've done 4 coats of stain with several days off in between. Hopefully we'll be able to put the finished product up soon!