Posts from ‘March, 2004’

The stereo install at Circuit City went well. I ended up paying about $50 for the installation. One thing I learned in all of this is that the installers are people just like me. And, while they may have a bit more experience, they know about as much as I do. The difference is, they [...]

I've been losing weight pretty quickly, recently, and am quite happy with the results. Due to time constraints and pure laziness, I've all but given up on exercize. I need to keep it up and I know that it's important… but the whole "one more day off won't kill you" mentality is getting the best [...]

The car stereo install didn't go nearly as well as expected. The head unit was a breeze. I've done a million of those and I've even done one in a vehicle similar to this one before, so I knew what to expect. However, the speakers were a different story all together.
First of all, the guys [...]

Yesterday, Jess got me an early Anniversary present: A JVC KD-G700 head unit, a pair of Infinity 4" Reference speakers for the front and a pair of Infinity 5.25" Reference speakers for the rear. This is a great gift because, all four of my current speakers are blown and rattling, and my head unit is [...]

Jess needs to renew her I-765 (EAD), at a nice cost of $120, before it expires. I was happy to see that this form can now be filed electronically.
On the first page of questions is asks for the applicant's middle name. I filled it out. However, regardless of how I typed it, it claimed that [...]

Lowe's didn't have any Tung Oil or Linseed Oil. Home Depot had one can from one brand of Tung Oil and TONS of Linseed Oil. So, I got Minwax's Tung Oil Finish for $11 and change. I bought it and went on my way.
I didn't know what the oil would smell like, but I was [...]

I did a lot of research before deciding to use Tung Oil as the finish for my table. Most of the resources said that the instructions on the container of Tung Oil may or may not be the best way to apply it. And most of them agreed on what the best way was. So, [...]

I'm no so happy with the finishing process of my table. At first I was going to use an oil-based polyurethane finish. This would offer the most protection and is fairly inexpensive.
You see, polyurethane is basically like a coating of plastic that sits on top of the wood. If it gets scratched, the polyurethane is [...]

All in all, I really enjoyed making our dining room table. However, there were quite a few bumps and bruises along the way. Here are some of the things I've learned that might help you should you ever choose to do a woodworking project of your own.
1) You cannot stain on glue. If you use [...]