I also started the finish work on a bench top I cut last weekend. The wicker seat had ripped and you'd fall through if you sat on it. The stain ended up being too dark so I spent most of Saturday afternoon sanding it down. Then I put three coats of spar urethane on it Sunday, and this is the finished product:
Nice work on the bench. You grow, you bake bread, you do woodworking. Is there anything you can't do? You're a real Renaissance man.
A spider supervised the photography, similar to the one from the Chocolope harvest:
He's kind of cute. For a spider. However, if he dropped onto my shoulder, I'd probably still squeal.