It only took a month to finish it, but the monitor stand is done. It’s five feet long by one foot wide, with a couple of one by fours supporting it in the middle, and two screwed-together one by fours on each end. It’s sturdy as heck.<\/p>\n
Painting it is what held everything up.<\/p>\n
It’s been so ridiculously cold here that it’s been too cold to paint. I’ve been using spray paints, too, and they’re even fussier about having temperatures well above freezing.<\/p>\n
I started with a simple grey primer, then added two coats of black satin, but it just didn’t do anything for me. It looked very “meh.”<\/p>\n
Then I remembered an old woodfinishing project from years gone by. I finished a small 3-legged table with a nice black top, and faux stone legs. The faux stone effect came right out of a spray can.<\/p>\n
So I went looking for more of that stuff. It’s been at least ten years, but I figured I could find it somewhere. I did. It was at the last place I checked. It’s a muted Black\/White\/Grey faux granite look that’s kind of muted. It also needs to have a clearcoat sprayed over it, so it will hold up better with time.<\/p>\n
It took me two days to apply the paint, and one more to apply the clearcoat. Now it’s sitting in the garage, off-gassing. I’ll leave it alone for a few days, because I don’t want the house to stink, and I like my brain too much to melt it with the various chemicals in the finishes.<\/p>\n
But it looks smashing! The faux-stone spray hides anything I may have screwed up well.<\/p>\n
And it’s not made out of cheap MDF that will sag in a year. It’s made out of good old southern pine.<\/p>\n
Would it have been cheaper to just buy the stand on Amazon? Well, yeah. It would have been faster, too. But my stand looks really cool, is a custom fit to my desk, and won’t sag. The finish has a rough bumpy stone feel, even. No regrets!<\/p>\n
Piano class has also started up again. I’m still terrible at piano. When I get the stand in place, I should be able to practice more.<\/p>\n
Also, Push is still fun, although I’ve been using it so much, my fingers are starting to hurt from thwacking the pads so much.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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