By the Skin of the Teeth

October 29, 2013

The 1920’s sideboard and table restoration was a compound cruncher. All work had to be done by Thursday night, Oct. 3 at the absolute latest, ’cause I was leaving Friday morning for a 12-hour auto trip to St. Augustine, Florida for a friend’s wedding on Saturday. Also on Saturday, the owner was coming to the shop to pick the pieces up for delivery to New York on Sunday for an important function up there, AAAAAAAAAA.

No Longer a Pile of Loose Pieces

September 04, 2013

Today I took the last steps to make sure that all the repaired and prepared pieces fit together well.

Notes On Restoring The 1880s Gingerbread Rocking Chair

August 10, 2013

At first the chair seemed solid. But there was some flex…then I noticed the nail heads…then the splits/cracks in the seat at the joints. Okay, it had to come apart. The owner said yes, do it really right.

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