Thanks for the kind words! Is that your pooch in the picture? We have a 6 year old Yellow Lab who looks a lot like your picture.
A couple of things about the upgrade. I didn't mention all of the steps such as finding the right wood for the job, matching the stain and finish to the rest of the rig and taking the time to finish the wood. This project took about 14 days from start to finish, including measuring, drawing a plan, planing, sanding, staining and Varathaning. For that reason I prefabbed the steps out side of the rig and only removed the old steps when the new ones were ready to install. The longest time was sanding and finishing. The stain has to set for a minimum of 24 hours or it will contaminate the Varathane and change the color . I let each coat (5 in all) set for 24 hours and then lightly sanded it before applying the next coat. I believe that the extra time spent in finishing gives a much better result. If you have any questions, feel free to E-mail me.
.... Works for me, what do you think...
