Re-Grouping
Tis the season of the cold. Why fight it. The cold is still a better bet than having to move around a lot of snow and still needing to contend with very cold finger, toes . . . you name it.
With a plastic bag in hand, I went into the studio to pull some things together. Re-grouping #101. First items in the bag was a can of green beans and a can of jellied cranberries that I will put to use to go with the tilapia and boiled potatoes for supper. With the necessities covered in the bag, I added some craft items that I can work on in my bedroom porch. The sun has power and though it may be hit or miss, it is still better than the concrete floor and walls of the studio.
Seeing as how neighbor Jan had given me the wooden trunks, I sent her a photo of the trunk yesterday. I offered to give her the second one back if she had changed her mind. She didn’t want any part of a project such as what would entail from start to finish, with so much work in between.
Oh yes, there could be so much more done if the end game was restoration. My goal was to allow the trunk to be tidied as best I could with what I had to work with. From the first day that Jan had brought
over the trunks in her wheel-barrow, I had ask Kersten if one or the other interested her. I went forward from her reply. There was no time element spoken of. The well worn metal bands will hold the trunk together for quite some time yet. On the end pieces can be 
seen the saw impressions. Perhaps more than one wood was used. The Golden Oak stain was sucked in on some spots and other spots it wanted to run off. It has been stained and then a coating of matte Modpodge to seal the surface. I did check, a glossy surface could be applied over the matte. I used a spray can for the matte seal.
The second trunk can be seen sitting behind the finished one in the photo. Dennis ask when I was going to start that one. Ideally out in the patio porch.
With that I will take my leave. ♥