Still going.

It's looking very shiny. What condition is the glass top in?

I'm off to Camden market next weekend on a furniture hunt - however I have very slim hopes of finding a designer bargain.

the top is fine. It has one small chip on an edge that if I really wanted to, I could get taken out. But I'll leave it.

It's going to look so good with a take-out Starbucks and a box of Krispy Kremes on it on a Sunday morning.

Please. I cook my own breakfast. It would take me forever to go to sbux, dunkin donuts (no KK nearby) and get all the way home.

And eggs benedict with fresh hollandaise tastes better.

Well, I always give myself a break from the the fruit & yog once a week. Oh that sugar rush tomorrow is going to be sooooo sweeet.

I don't like donuts, but I like eggs benedict.

In a comparison, the eggs win hands down.

I'd happily settle for a real, fresh NYC bagel with a smear of cream cheese and a glass of juice and cup of tea, but then, I can't eat eggs at breakfast :-).

So the fate of the doughnut industry lays heavily on my shoulders alone? It's a burden, but I shall do my utmost to keep them afloat.

Sprocket - as a matter of interest what happened to your Lent resolution? Or was that just chocolate?

hello!!!! I only gave up chocolate!!!!

crisps, cake, chips and doughnuts may all still pass my lips with no guilt whatsoever.

hmm....

always have a getout clause - that's my motto.

really looking forward to seeing the refinished product

oh and I like your new avatar

Me too, but it's going to take a while. This last spot on the piece I've been working on needs another few coats and a color touchup. I'llput another coat on in an hour.

Going to get wash from the dryer now.

you have the patience of a saint

In all honesty, this is the basis of restoration. I am not a patient person by nature. But I recognize that no one can control how long things take to dry. And you can either do a poor job, or a good job. Fast and good rarely go together in the same basket, and never in restoration. There is no such thing as a "good quick fix". There's a quick fix, and a good fix.

This finish *is not* perfect. The ones that come from the factory are perfectly finished (by machine) and are sprayed. Even if I only sprayed it, it would be better. But I don't have access to a spray booth without it being a significant pain in the ass, so a brushed finish it shall be.

This has only taken me a week. People that make musical instruments take months. If I wanted a perfect finish I could get one. I just dislike working with wood and avoid it when I can (I work much better with metals and ceramics.) so I am willing to deal with the inherent imperfections of a one week-per-piece job done under (significantly) less than ideal conditions.

I may be a perfectionist, but I am a stone cold pragmatist first, last and always. This will be good enough for me, though I will always point out it's not by any means a perfect finish.

but better than most mere mortals could do nonetheless

Ha. Don't be silly. If I want to find someone who could do this better, I look no farther than Mike, who is MUCH more talented at this kind of work than I am. But I thank you all the same. :)

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