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 I decided after sanding that orange paint and varnish that sanding sucked. So I went to the local store and bought this stuff for $2.99. I hung the stock on wire, sprayed it down generously with the stripper and 20 minutes later I was able to take a putty knife and scrape the goo off. Worked like a charm. |
 Here is the left side finish sanded. No more orange. It actually looks much nicer than this picture, but all I have is a cheap Jamcam digital camera. There was absolutely no filler on this side at all. I had to be very careful to sand with the grain even in all the tight spaces so that scratches would not show up. |
 The right side had two fill spots on it where there was a knot in the wood. After sanding the filler was only visible on "B". I was going to leave the wood natural if it wasn't bad, but with the two spots in it, I'll have to stain it. Normally, I would call the dark spots "character", but it just doesn't have enough character to make it overall nice. |
 Here is the left side stained. Notice the swirl look to the grain. This is natural. It's more noticeable in the next picture with more light on it. I used a light brown Provincial stain for the finish. Why? It was the only stain I had in my shed, but it turned out perfect. |
 Here you can see the highlights in the grain better. It's kind of a zebra effect in the wood. I think it gives it a really cool effect. With a satin clear coat on it and some work, it will be awesome. |
 I decided to go all out and picked up some Glossy Polyurethane for the finish. Here it is getting the first coat. |
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