I realized I have many small projects in progress and the quantity is so high that it paralyzed me into doing none of them. I needed to start and finish something in one day to kickstart other things (males have this innate need more highly than females... as an aside, the hands-on accomplishment is a huge driver of male satisfaction/dissatisfaction with job or life). The plinth (just a fancy name for "mount or pedestal") for my old turntable (in the 1950s and 1960s they didn't come enclosed in their own enclosure, you matched a tonearm and turntable as needed on your own) had been painted with what appeared to be automotive paint by the previous owner. 1. The primer just never stuck to the wood (go figure! it isn't metal) and [started to flake off](http://picinfinity.co/d/75aab47e-f8a4-4323-99a9-7d0d784ea853.jpg). 2. I used a plane to (poorly) strip the thick paint and some of the wood... [now it looks like "reclaimed wood"!](http://picinfinity.co/d/8b66a954-7c58-436b-88c4-46e32f1211a3.jpg). I also dinged it a bit accidentally, but fuck it, it's character. 3. [One side done](http://picinfinity.co/d/75854a76-9994-4b0a-90f1-a117e67c3aa5.jpg). 4. [NSFW](http://picinfinity.co/d/15e262b0-116f-4c04-a000-f9eca453e3d8.jpg). 5. I use this really good stain (Cabot Gold Fireside Cherry) and [it can make any wood look good!](http://picinfinity.co/d/cd9c6464-0703-4878-be52-a1d3fa4ffc43.jpg). Just one coat for inside... two for outside (stay tuned and I'll dig up my wood door photos). 6. Let dry overnight and re-mount turntable, tonearm, and tonearm rest. [Finished product](http://picinfinity.co/d/16909b5c-0e36-44cd-90ce-e39e7c7cfc61.jpg). Not a whole lot of "wood-working" but tools and techniques were used.