Side table clean & Danish Oil -- Part 2

Applied two coats then let it "dry" for about 30 minutes.

Then, wiped down all the surfaces with a clean cloth.

Turned out OK.

The finish evened out some of the stains and made them less noticeable to the casual eye.

Will take it up to Shelb so she can use it in her bedroom as a side table next to an armchair that she bought.

 

Monday, November 30, 2020 -- Manhattan Beach Pier -- Can see Catalina Island...

Nice day for a bike ride.

Warm (about 75 F).

It's a little more windy than usual (winds from the W at about 13 MPH, according to the weather info...) but not too bad.

On the left is Palos Verdes Peninsula (about 20 miles away along the coast).

On the right is Catalina Island (about 30 miles from the pier as the crow flies...).

 

Farmer's Market near Merritt Lake

Bought lunch at the farmer's market.

Got some Dim Sum, Tamale, Croissant...

Ate on the grass around the man made lake.

Ate half the Dim Sum before taking the picture...

Was good...

 

LG (Louis Garneau) Bike shoes -- Unusual failure...

The RH bike shoe broke.

The plastic piece that cinches down the top area broke off of the shoe.

Very strange failure...

This is how it was before it broke.

This is what it looks like with the piece broken off...

The plastic piece was sewn onto the top flap.

The plastic broke where the stitches went through the plastic.

View from the back side of the top flap...

The white plastic piece goes into the broken beige colored plastic piece.

Using a small screw driver, the two pieces can be separated.

The beige colored plastic is what broke...

I think I can fix the shoe if I can get a replacement beige plastic piece...  I kinda doubt that it can be found.

 

Side table clean & Danish Oil -- Part 1

This is a side table that I'm taking up to Shelb.

Will clean it & apply some Danish oil.

The legs are pretty dirty...

The top is a little dirty and has quite a few spill stains but it's not too bad...

I'm pretty sure it's a veneer over solid (jointed together) wood, so sanding would be pretty limited in terms of how much you could take off.  Not worth the risk/work.

One of the sides before cleaning...

After cleaning the surfaces, started applying the Danish oil finish.

Put the first coat on and let it set for about 15 minutes before putting on the second coat...

The drawer fronts seem to soak up quite a bit of the oil, as if the wood was somewhat dry...

Applied the oil to the drawer opening areas also...

 

Wednesday, November 25, 2020 -- Manhattan Beach Pier - Unicorn sighting...

Someone actually bought a Land Rover Evoque convertible...

As I was getting ready to ride back, I saw it drive away.

A young blonde female was driving...

 

Tool Chest for Shelb

Preparing a tool chest for Shelb to use in her new apartment.

Will take it up to her this week...

Loaded the box with some basic tools.

Nothing too fancy or expensive...

 

Tuesday, November 24, 2020 -- Manhattan Beach Pier - Saw the same people...

When I got to the pier, there was no one sitting on the bench I usually rest at, but there was a group of three cyclists resting next to the bench.

I asked if they were using the bench and one rather friendly guy said hello and said that they were not and that I'm welcome to use it, which I did.

The same friendly guy said that they're giving out the Kombucha drinks and that he'd watch my stuff if I walk over to get some, which I did.

I think I've seen the three guys riding before.

I think I went by them one time & one or two of them decided to pass me back... (happens quite often; some people don't like to be passed...).

They left before me headed north on the bike path.

Later, as I was riding back home, a spandex guy passed me on the bike path.  He was going just a little faster than me & he stayed ahead but within sight.  As we got close to the Marina Del Rey bridge over Ballona Creek, I could see that the spandex guy caught and passed the three guys that I had encountered at the pier.

Two of them chased after the spandex guy (kinda predictably).

When I got to the Ballona Creek Bridge, the three guys had stopped to take a break and the spandex guy was nowhere to be seen. (long gone)

During the lunchtime ride, I don't listen to music (ear phones while riding is dangerous), so I need something to keep me occupied & alert for dangers.

On most rides, there's usually about half-a-dozen times where I have to do something to avert a potential accident (sometimes it's evasive maneuvering or yelling out to alert someone who's not paying attention or someone deciding to cross the bike path without looking, etc.)...

 

Old & Rough Tool Case - part 35 -- Done for now and placed next to the other Gerstner...

Moved the old Gerstner next to the newer one.

There is somewhere around 50 to 70 years between the two...

Ready to receive tools...

Would like to get a replacement Gerstner label for the front middle of the bottom drawer, but the one available through Gerstner is too expense...

Also ready to receive tools...

The Left one is from around 1920 to 1940...

The Right one is from 1989...

Even after the organizing earlier in the summer, there's still too much stuff on the horizontal surfaces...

 

Sunday, November 22, 2020 -- Manhattan Beach Pier - Crowded day...

It was a little cool but a nice day.

The bike path was very crowded.

A younger guy had an accident just south of the powerplant, just as you get into the houses along the strand.

Lifeguards were wrapping a wrist when I walked by...

The pier area was also busy.

This picture doesn't show the large groups of people that I encountered on the bike path...