cowboy chair

For those of you wondering, I am working on my chair, but it is slow going.  Mostly because I am trying to finish up my Christmas shopping.  I've done alot of shopping on line this year due to 0 shipping fees.  But I still have to battle the crowds for somethings.  Hopefully your shopping is almost done and you can enjoy the season without the last minute shopping hassle.

So here is the chair as of now:

 

I sanded down all the wood.  Very quick with an electric sander and stained it with mahogany stain from minwood.  Here you can see the difference with just one arm stained.  It really made a difference.  I think it needs another stain application and then I will seal with valspar, which is not suppose to yellow with age.  

 

Here is the whole thing stained.  I think you can see why I think it needs another coat, but still it's alot better.  Now I want to remove the bottom cushion and reupholster it with faux cowhide.  The problem is this:

 

50 million rusted little upholstery nails that are just a little too pressed into the wood.  It is taking forever to remove them.  So once I get that done and reglue some of the joints I think the rest will go quickly.  Sorry it's not done yet, it's not difficult just time consuming.