Somewhat Resolved

I’m trying not to type too much with my right arm because of my shoulder so I’ll be brief. Of course, if I had rested for the past week instead of working on the fridge my shoulder would be healed by now, but I seem to be incapable of not working on the house. It’s a serious problem which I’ve decided to ignore for the time being. I’m sure there is some deeply rooted psychological reason for it. Maybe I ran my tricycle in to a fluted column when I was a child and now I feel compelled to fix old house for eternity. I guess, depending on how you see it, this could be some form of hell or heaven. If I win the lottery some day I promise to spend the $250 an hour to fully explore the problem with a trained psychiatrist. Until then - screw it!

I never did get the problem spots to take stain. I decided to just apply stain to the top and let it dry. It works well enough that no one will notice, and in time I’ll make enough mistakes in other areas of the house that I will no longer notice. It’s kind of like banging on your toe with a hammer so you no longer notice the large bump on your head.

The other couple of spots that did not take stain I will paint over and blend with the stain. After that I’m going to finish with one top-coat of shellac. I don’t want it to be too glossy. I got the hinges on, and as is my trade mark, one of them is crooked. I’ve decided not to use the handles I have. There an unmatched pair and they are missing the strikers. I looked locally and found nothing so the plan now is to make low-ball bids on what ever come up on Ebay. Eventually I’m sure I’ll get something cheap.