Today, we decided where we wanted to hang the Alder wall shelf and proceeded to place it on the wall. The project ended up being more work than I envisioned, but it does look good alongside the Alder bedroom set. That's it with this project. I may build an Alder table for that room as well, but no immediate plans for that. Stay tuned for more projects to come! Here are some pics from today. Thank you for following along!
I have completed waxing the shelf. It's a shade darker than the bed set, but will fit in nicely. I should have it on the wall within a few days. Too busy tomorrow and I still need to decide where it will go. Please check back and enjoy the pics below from today and thanks for visiting and following my project! Click to enlarge.
Using 400-grit sandpaper, I managed to lighten-up the finish on the shelf. I ran out of sandpaper so will pick up more tomorrow and finish the sanding. I still need to try to correct some blotching. Then, I plan to apply a coat of wax and see how it looks. Enjoy the picture below and thanks for visiting!
The shelf is darker than my existing bed set. I've tried using steel wool and sandpaper to lighten it up, but it's not yet where I want it. Last night I recalled reading that Alder will blotch when stained, and mine has. It turns-out, in hindsight I should have simply applied wax without the linseed oil. The wax would have taken it to the correct look. I may try to use a remover on the shelf but still thinking about that. Here are some pics of the shelf along-side of the bedroom set. Click to enlarge. Thanks for visiting!
Today I spent several hours sanding all the pieces. Then, I glued-up the shelf and managed to get a coat of boiled linseed oil on it. Wish it looked better than it does. I think I did better in 7th-grade industrial arts class. Tomorrow I will use steel wool to lighten-up the finish and follow that up with a coat of wax. Enjoy the slideshow below! Last night, I started the clean-up on the shelf side pieces. That included fixing the breaks by altering the design. Still have more clean-up [sanding] to go. Awaiting the Alder filler that should help me with the clean-up. Then today, I cut the three shelves to length and gave it a dry-fit. Looks pretty good. The shelf will definitely match the Alder bed set. More clean-up tomorrow. Enjoy the slideshow below! |
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