bellyup
19th July 2011, 11:08 AM
G'day all,
I recently found an old hoop pine teachers desk at the dump, it was missing the top but the frame and legs were intact. It dates from the early 1900's. I pianstakingly stripped off all the old varnish and thought I would re-stain it a light walnut colour - big mistake - the stain looked awful.The only way now to get rid of the stain was to dis-assemble the table and put the legs on the lathe and sand the colour out, that worked well.
I said all that to say this - one leg is shorter than the other three. How is the best way to extend the short leg? cut it straight across and reglue a new turned piece? turn a spiggot on the leg an get a new piece to fit over? coutersink a hole into the leg and turn the new piece it fit into it? Dunno
Appreciate your thoughts.
Bruce.176515
176516
I recently found an old hoop pine teachers desk at the dump, it was missing the top but the frame and legs were intact. It dates from the early 1900's. I pianstakingly stripped off all the old varnish and thought I would re-stain it a light walnut colour - big mistake - the stain looked awful.The only way now to get rid of the stain was to dis-assemble the table and put the legs on the lathe and sand the colour out, that worked well.
I said all that to say this - one leg is shorter than the other three. How is the best way to extend the short leg? cut it straight across and reglue a new turned piece? turn a spiggot on the leg an get a new piece to fit over? coutersink a hole into the leg and turn the new piece it fit into it? Dunno
Appreciate your thoughts.
Bruce.176515
176516