Replaced the broken cane in this small chair. This was done using
pre-woven cane. |
This
drop leaf table had been stripped many years ago. The stripping
and cleaning was completed, a light stain applied and topcoat which was
later rubbed out to a nice gloss.
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This small table, which was originally painted
yellow, had been stripped and stain attempted by the owners.
It did not come out like they had hoped (left picture). It was sanded, pore-filled
and then re-stained. The finish is sprayed water-based lacquer. |
This night stand had been painted an odd green and gold paint on the
edges. A drawer was provided from other furniture in the room so this one
was to be finished to be as close as possible. It was stripped, sanded and
a light stain applied. Surface imperfections were handled and the
result came very close to the provided drawer.
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Another piece that had been stripped many years ago. It was cleaned
up, sanded, stained and finished with shellac and French Polish on the
top. |
And yet another table which had been refinished and did not
come out nicely. The table was completely taken down to get at the
folding leaf. The top was sanded and stained to match the legs and a
few good coats of polyurethane applied. |
This piece started out life as a small bureau. The front drawers
were removed, a shelf added and the drawer fronts replaced but as fold
down fronts. The customer put back on their marble top and use it
now as a TV base with electronics behind the fold down false drawers.
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Here is a common problem - a bad repair job. This chair had a broken
frame by the crest rail which was repaired long ago with glue and nails,
but improperly.
The area was pulled apart,
the old repair cut out to make room for an inserted piece. The
insert was glued and the area restained and finished to match the rest of
the chair.
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Interesting assignment - create a chair crest rail.
The chair on the left was missing the rail across the back. So, one
was fashioned out of hardwood to match the other chair - including
mortising the rail to fit both the side pieces and the middle board.
It was then stained and finished to match the rest of the chair. The
owners were going to paint the chairs anyway (so the match wasn't
critical), but by giving them a stained version, they didn't have to
proceed with that immediately if they didn't have time. |
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