so much of that "don't do a thing to repair or refinish"furniture and such
is a crock. I would want someone 100 years from now redoing a piece of mine
if needed to ensure it lasts another hundred years. Call me crazy, but when
I redo a piece can almost hear the craftsman who made it thanking me.
"Charlie M. 1958" wrote in message
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BumHead wrote:
Finally done repairing and refinishing a table passed down to my wife
from her grandmother. Took almost a year. Supposedly it is over 100
years old and was in bad shape.
All oak. Top pieces tongue and grove held together with probably
animinal hide glue. It was coming apart and the old dried glue was
hard as rocks......and nothing I could find would remove or soften it.
Had to carefully sand it off. Top skirt cracked in several places,
and a lot of work needed on the legs.
Stripped, sanded, repaired, and stained with a custom mixed color
my wife wanted. Two coats of oil based poly, four coats on the top.
Got a lot of help from the net, this group, books, other
woodworking friends. Thank you all.
Came out better than I expected, and most important my wife is
happy.


Looks like a brand new table, and a very pretty one at that! I know it
took a ton of work. I can just here those guys on the Antiques Roadshow,
though, telling you how you destroyed any value it had as an antique. ;-)