Hmmm...after reading your thoughts, I'm wondering if basting on my domestic is going to be too much thread.
I like the idea of the spray basting but don't have a space in the house where I could do that. The only option would be my basement as we don't have a garage and I'd be too afraid of the flammability and the pilots on our furnace and water heater.
I like the idea of the John Flynn frame which wouldn't be too much different than the Sharon Schamber idea. Now, if I do decide to do that, my husband is going to kill me since I bought and returned two 8-ft lengths of 1x4 when I thought I would go that route. Why did I return them? Because they sat on my dining room table for a few months and didn't get used.
Thanks for your input.