Got a wild hair today and wanted to make some progress on this thing.
I sanded all the wood down. It had been pretty weathered with alot of grey wood. I decided to keep all the natural grey. I figured that the grey would help keep the stain deep and dark. I dont really like light oak stains so dark it is.
I also sanded down the sides and primed and painted satin black.
I got the rod welded into the frame with my arc welder using rod suitable for welding mild steel to cast iron. Worked pretty well.
Tomorrow, i plan on getting the rest of the back together.
I think its going to go black for now till i figure a better option. Black is simple.
I had the rod and back frame sitting outside for a while, now it matches the rat rod
oops.
Three coats in. another light sand and another coat to go.
Thats it for tonight. Hopefully tomorrow this thing will be all together and ready for my butt to occupy