Restoring Furniture
6 mm Warp Flattened in an Oak Table Top with a Belt Sander and Winding Sticks
A cupped oak top that reads 6 mm off flat across the width will not surrender to clamps and...
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8 Deep Scratches Filled on a Rosewood Desk with Konig Hard Wax Sticks and a Heated Knife
Eight gouges ran across the writing surface of a Brazilian rosewood desk, three of them deep...
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3 Cracked Rungs Bushed on a Ladderback Chair with Tulipwood Dowel and Cascamite
A ladderback chair with three split rungs where the tenons sit into the leg. The fix that lasts...
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28 Blown Bubbles Flattened in Old French Polish with a Cabinet Scraper and Meths
A cabinet scraper and methylated spirit can rescue blistered French polish when an iron would...
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Sagging Cane Panel Replaced on a Bergere Chair with 3 mm Pre-Woven Webbing and Reed Spline
A bergere seat that dips 20 mm under weight has usually failed at the spline, not the weave....
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Flaking Gilt Rescued on a Regency Mirror Frame with Liberon Gilt Cream and Rabbit Skin Glue
A Regency mirror frame that drops gold flakes when it is moved has usually failed at the gesso...
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Cracked Marble Top Bonded on a Washstand with Akemi Marble Glue and 2 Ratchet Cramps
A Victorian washstand top in 18 mm grey-veined marble can close cleanly when the break is fresh,...
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Rickety Chair Frame Squared with 4 Bessey Cramps and Cascamite over a 24-Hour Cure
A dining chair with racked mortise-and-tenon joints does not need new wood. It needs the old glue...
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3 Missing Beads Recarved on a Georgian Cornice with Milliput and a Riffler File
Three lost beads in a bead-and-reel run on a Georgian mahogany cornice make a small defect with...
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