Okay, back to the table. Side note, I'm hoping to get some black carpet put in the poker room. Don't know if it'll happen in time. I also need to hang a light fixture, but I'm no good with that...
I'm guaranteed to injure myself at least once during a build. Last time, I ran a staple into my thumb with the pneumatic stapler. When I built the ellipse table, I dropped the template while wearing shorts. It scraped along my shin, drawing blood. On the octagon build, the scars were emotional, and I'd rather not talk about it.
So here we go, I was prepping the base sheet for veneer, and the sander remembered its thirst for blood.. (I had taken my gloves off to wash my hands, and had restarted sanding for maybe 6 seconds when this happened...)
Speaking of veneer, This is what I'm using:
It's very light, almost white, so I thought it might look nice with the dark stain I used with the legs. So I ironed a piece onto the base and hit it with the stain: