IraRat wrote:All understand--so I'm hand sanding. (Yeah--I meant to say belt sander.) Gotta work with what I have and can't see buying another tool for this. Remember that whore of a sink I saw at Lowes? I'm gonna need that too soon.
Ugh, I hate hand sanding. I bet if you look around you can find a cheap sheet sander for $30 or less. I've got an old Myata sheet sander in my tool box. It's not nearly as fast as the orbital sander. But it'll get the job done.
IraRat wrote:I got you on the finished side. The smooth side is the visible side to be sanded and varnished. But one of my concerns is that since Im using a certain varish on my interior skins, that are also birch, doesn't it make sense to use that same varnish for the roof? Also, 3 coats didn't darken yours? Three coats REALLY darkened my exterior skins.
After you cut your skins, use the waste piece to test the varnish you plan to use. Put a couple of coats on it. Check it for color and bend it to see if it cracks. Even before applying my spar urethane, I noticed a color difference between my natural birch sides and the bending birch. The sides were darker and more red than the bending birch. Either way, the test piece will give you and idea of what to expect.
IraRat wrote:Well, one step at a time. I can't wait to get these spars up, because at least they will also help hold my weather tarp stay up a lot better!
It's a huge pcycological boost to see those roof spars go up.
I insulated my roof today. Tomorrow, I start working on my cabin cabinets.