On Mon, 16 Sep 2013 05:54:10 -0400, Ed Pawlowski <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Sun, 15 Sep 2013 21:05:41 -0700, Joe Riel <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>>I've made a low step for my wife to stand on in front of the bathroom
>>sink. Any recommendations as to a durable finish? The top is hard
>>maple.
>>
>>Thanks,
>
>
>Three coats of polyurethane and let it cure for a week. I used that
>on the kitchen stool for my wife and it has held up for years.
>
>My other solution is to trade in the short Italian for a 5'11" Swedish
>blonde. Actually, two of them. When my wife turned 66 I told her I
>can get two 33's for the same price. She is laughing now, but when it
>happens. . .
My uncle (Dad's older brother) was an electrician and he said when
his wife turned 40 he was going to trade her in for 2 20s, but he
found out that at 40 HE wasn't wired for 220!!
"Ed Pawlowski" wrote:
<snip>
> My other solution is to trade in the short Italian for a 5'11"
> Swedish
> blonde. Actually, two of them. When my wife turned 66 I told her I
> can get two 33's for the same price. She is laughing now, but when
> it
> happens. . .
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You mean she didn't ask you what you thought you would do with them if
you got them?
Lew
"Leon" wrote:
> Alternatively mix some "play box"coarse sand in with the varnish
> and then apply to the steps.
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An old trick for putting "non-skid" on a boat deck.
Apply varnish then sprinkle sand or ground walnut shells using a salt
shaker type can.
When varnish has dried, sweep off recess.
Lew
willshak <[email protected]> writes:
> Joe Riel wrote:
>> I've made a low step for my wife to stand on in front of the bathroom
>> sink. Any recommendations as to a durable finish? The top is hard
>> maple.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>
> I would glue some rubber tread on top. Especially in a bathroom.
Yeah, I wonder about that. Should I be able to do that afterwards,
glue to a varnished surface, if it seems necessary?
--
Joe Riel
On 9/16/2013 4:00 PM, Lew Hodgett wrote:
>
> "willshak" wrote:
>> I would glue some rubber tread on top. Especially in a bathroom.
>
> Joe wrote:
>
>>> Yeah, I wonder about that. Should I be able to do that afterwards,
>>> glue to a varnished surface, if it seems necessary?
>
> Use a mastic which is designed for the job.
>
> Lew
>
>
Go to http://www.thistothat.com/index.shtml for good advice on how to
glue plastic to varnish.
mahalo,
j4
On Sun, 15 Sep 2013 21:05:41 -0700, Joe Riel <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>I've made a low step for my wife to stand on in front of the bathroom
>sink. Any recommendations as to a durable finish? The top is hard
>maple.
>
>Thanks,
Three coats of polyurethane and let it cure for a week. I used that
on the kitchen stool for my wife and it has held up for years.
My other solution is to trade in the short Italian for a 5'11" Swedish
blonde. Actually, two of them. When my wife turned 66 I told her I
can get two 33's for the same price. She is laughing now, but when it
happens. . .
Joe Riel wrote:
> I've made a low step for my wife to stand on in front of the bathroom
> sink. Any recommendations as to a durable finish? The top is hard
> maple.
>
> Thanks,
>
I would glue some rubber tread on top. Especially in a bathroom.
--
Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeros after @
Joe Riel wrote:
> willshak <[email protected]> writes:
>
>> Joe Riel wrote:
>>> I've made a low step for my wife to stand on in front of the bathroom
>>> sink. Any recommendations as to a durable finish? The top is hard
>>> maple.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>> I would glue some rubber tread on top. Especially in a bathroom.
>
> Yeah, I wonder about that. Should I be able to do that afterwards,
> glue to a varnished surface, if it seems necessary?
>
Yeah, just use liquid nails.
--
Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeros after @
On 9/16/2013 1:32 PM, Joe Riel wrote:
> willshak <[email protected]> writes:
>
>> Joe Riel wrote:
>>> I've made a low step for my wife to stand on in front of the bathroom
>>> sink. Any recommendations as to a durable finish? The top is hard
>>> maple.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>
>> I would glue some rubber tread on top. Especially in a bathroom.
>
> Yeah, I wonder about that. Should I be able to do that afterwards,
> glue to a varnished surface, if it seems necessary?
>
Alternatively mix some "play box"coarse sand in with the varnish and
then apply to the steps.