I have finished the railing for the right hand second floor extension. This was kit #55, which is halfway through all 110 kits that came with this house.
I think they must have wanted to provide a little variety, because this extension was put together in a different order than the last extension. I'm hoping that it won't be more difficult to install the shoji and sliding doors with the railing already on.
I should have moved my jar of stain and water based varnish before I took the picture, but I guess it is a good hint for me to pass on. The stain was a quart of Minwax walnut varnish. I emptied the varnish into a glass jar, and it's much easier to use it that way, rather than having to pry the lid off a varnish can all the time. Since I also bring the varnish with me when I work on the house at my mother's, it lessens the chance of a varnish spill in the truck as well.
The other jar contains water based varnish. The varnish stays fresh better in the jar, I don't have to pry off a can lid each time, and I don't have to worry about spills, or the rim of a can gunking up as I use it. If the lid sticks, I just hold it under the faucet with the hot water running for a minute or two, and it opens easily.
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