As you may (or may not) know my wife has a very sensitive sense of smell. So much so that when I used a combination stain and seal on the yarn swift I made her for Xmas she thanked me, smiled sweetly and then asked me to put it outside because it was giving her a headache.
So 4 months later I have finally gotten around to removing the old stain/seal and putting on a slightly less chemically offensive finish.
I sanded off all the old stuff (2 coats of it) with a random orbital sander and then smoothed it back out by hand, starting with 150 and finishing with 400 grit. The old finish didn't come off completely so what was left gave it a "distressed" type look which I would never go through the trouble to achieve but liked anyway.
To protect the wood (poplar) I put on a couple of coats of Myland's wax (http://www.mylands.com/). I like the wax because it dries fast, is completely non-toxic, and leaves a beautiful protective shine on the wood.
So this morning The Wifey spun out 440 yards of lace weight yarn into a nice tight ball in less than 5 minutes. Sweet!
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That thing was awesome before, even awesomer now that it's getting use. (Fiber note... she "wound" it. If she spun it, you'd have heard a lot more cussing, and it would have taken days not minutes.) :)
Complete disclosure: I thanked him VERY enthusiastically, because this birthday present kicks some serious a**. I am just incredibly sensitive to off-gassing while gestating.
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