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.

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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.

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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.

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