Not Finished Yet!!!

Just one more post to fill in the next steps in constructing a yak. When you get to the varnishing stage, any minute speck of dust will disturb the finished surface, to it is imperative that you work in a dust free atmosphere. The way to achieve this is to dust the table, blow dust off of it with an air compressor, mop the floor (twice) then put up plastic walls and ceiling to keep any stray dust particles from finding their way to the wet varnish. (If they can find a way, they WILL)


Before you start, you change into cleanly washed (dust free) clothes, spray water on the floor to settle and trap any dust, and then get out your foam brush and go to work. Also, because of the toxic fumes in the varnish, you wear a special respirator that traps the fumes and only gives you clean air to breath. It's really quite fun to be at this stage! One coat of var, then you sand everything with very fine sand paper (400 grit). After sufficient drying time, another coat, sanding, another coat etc. until you have 6 or 7 full coats on the yak. When I get to that point, I'll post again, and show how to finish installing the accessories.