I was able to work on the Hall Tree last night and assembly is almost complete!
I was straightening up before starting assembly and found these right angle clamps that I bought last week at Harbor Freight. I wish I would have remembered them on the first night of assembly. They are now hanging on the pegboard in plain sight.
Here it is with the seat and 2 shelves attached. It was a really tight fit so I wasnt able to put very much glue on the joints. Next time I think I will try building it 1 side at a time so I can properly glue everything together. The seat and shelves warped pretty badly after I cut the 1x10x6 into pieces so I am not sure I am going to be able to install the dividers to make the cubbys.
The back of the cubbies is warped all to hell but it looks fine from the front. Next time I am going to glue up smaller boards and remember to clamp eveything down before gluing and screwing.
Almost done. I just need to sand down down the 2 boards I edge glued and install them under the top shelf. That is where I am going to hang 3 or 4 hooks after some test fits. I brought the tree into the house for some test fits and my wife decided that she would rather have it stained than painted. That complicates matters. I have a car show all day on Saturday so I am hoping to get the back piece sanded down and installed on Sunday. Then I can give the completed piece a good sanding and hopefully stain and/or paint it during the week and have it ready for install on the following weekend.
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2 coats of poly later
I put 2 coats of poly on the hall tree last night. I put the first coat on at about 9:30 and it took about an hour to get everything covered. I got the top shelf, sides, front, and bottom seat and shelves. I have not put any on the back yet. The directions on the can of poly said I could put another coat on after 2 hours so I put a second coat on at 12:30. The second coat went much faster now that I had a system worked out. I am going to sand the whole thing down tonight and apply a third coat to all the visible areas. I am not going to put a third on the bottom of the seat and shelves. I plan on putting four coats on the seat and top shelf because they should see the most use. I am also going to be putting 2 coats on the back and bottom just to play it safe. I have read that you should coat an entire project with the same amount to prevent moisture from getting in unevenly but I really dont feel like putting 4 coats everywhere and dont think that I need that much protection in Southern California.
This is right after I wiped it down with a damp lint free cloth and am getting ready to apply the first coat of polyurethane.
1 hour later and the first coat of poly is done. It puddled up a little in the corners but I brushed it out as best I could.
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