The Mystery Corner Cupboard – Chapter 5

January 10, 2015

Now that the right foot was structurally sound, it was time to restore the 2-part mahogany bracket foot face. The left half (front facing) was basically sound and intact. The right side, though, had lost the lower 1/5 to decay. The owner had, years ago, built up most of the missing part with window glazing compound and done a passable job shaping and coloring it. I elected to stabilize the rotted parts, and keep her repair (after all, it was part of its history) but to build it up or trim it as needed to refine its shape. The last step was to bring the color up and make that putty look like old mahogany.

The Mystery Corner Cupboard – Chapter 4

December 29, 2014

I decided to work from the bottom, up. After all, one needs to have something stable to set the top section on while working on it.

The Mystery Corner Cupboard – Chapter 2

November 30, 2014

The piece was made up of 2 cabinets, one on top of the other. The top case had shelves and 2 glass doors (which hinted at refinement). The bottom cabinet had one working drawer plus 2 faux drawers, and 2 doors.

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