The 2nd piece is complete. The Wife says I'm making too much noise, so I have to stop for the night.
My goodness, this wood really pops, and this is just using mineral spirits. The lines are nice and tight. Everything is level. I'd say it's almost flawless, but I'll look over again in the morning when my eyes aren't so tired.
I guess this change of plans is officially a success, and I don't have to delete my account. That said, there's still about a 100 ways I can screw this up in the last few steps, so we'll hope for the best. I'm constantly checking, dry fitting, measuring, etc. just to make sure everything turns out ok.
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I was originally going to use shellac to coat, but now I think I'm going to change that plan to DanishOil. Based on the wood, and the way it looks when wet, I think it will be pretty awesome when complete.