Chrom, can you pay someone to stain/finish coat the wood? Will FIL accept a per hr wage? If not FIL, maybe one of FIL's friends?
Paying is not really a good option, and this is part of our conundrum. We have been able to do what we are doing in large part because we have gotten free help from FIL, and I appreciate that very much. Partly he is doing this because he wants to help and has free time, and partly because I did do quite a number of things to help him in the past (and plan to do so in the future when the opportunity arises). If we had to pay someone to do the work he has done, it would have been difficult to fit in our budget, given the going rate on carpenters and such.
As it turns out, we solved the stain/finish problem. I got started on it, but wasn't able to finish it all last night. FIL and the carpenter are going to put on second coats this morning and I'll finish tonight. This was aided by the fact that they were able to finally enclose the space, so I was/am able to work past dark without bugs landing (in large quantities anyway) on the drying surfaces.
Chrome
"Recollect me darlin, raise me to your lips, two undernourished egos, four rotating hips"
