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23rd February 2017, 09:20 AM #1
Less haste, less waste... a cautionary tale in 2 chapters
I have been 'clearing the decks' of jobs promised to others so that I can start 'my' next piece. This has definitely created a sense of haste and has also coincided with a run of hot weather....
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.... the result of which is 2 cautionary tales confirming the old adage of LESS HASTE, LESS WASTE!
Tale 1;
Under this thread...
6 drawer dresser
..... I restored and refinished a 6 drawer dresser AND, I was very happy with the result. I knew I was rushing it and that one day I may have to redo it. "One day" turned out to be yesterday! Rather than cut and restock some timber that currently takes up most of my shed, I worked around it and moved the dresser to a spot that became full Sun as the day went on....
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Everywhere the the old finish had broken through to the timber surface is now a blister! I didn't leave enough time for the stain to fully dry and so, I presume, the remaining solvent in the stain, under the effect of yesterday's full Sun, tried to escape and lifted the new French polish !
I will now have to redo the top and agonise over redoing a similar repair on the side which was not in the Sun and hasn't blistered ......... yet?
Tale 2;
My daughter and family live in a lovely Victorian era workman's cottage. They recently bought a more suitable front door from the right era which needs a bit of work, mostly around filling holes from AT LEAST 4 prior door locks...
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I noticed that that the beading around the solid timber lower panels...
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...... was different from the simple 'quad' on the glazed openings...
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.... and so I ASSUMED that the quad was a later addition when the current glass was fitted. I spent a large part of yesterday making new glazing beading to match the lower beading...
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.... only to find, when I removed the current glass, that the quad IS the original beading and the new beading is too wide to fit
I will be quiet for a while while I sulk and absorb the lessons.
flettya rock is an obsolete tool ......... until you don’t have a hammer!
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23rd February 2017, 11:11 AM #2GOLD MEMBER
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A bottle of red is good for depression.
CHRIS
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23rd February 2017, 12:26 PM #3
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23rd February 2017, 05:23 PM #4
This isn't like yo Alan. For a change its not my fault you are having to rush to do your own projects.
Penance shall be 3 bottles of red, Sunday morning at TTTG sale and to bright the day scores of bargains that should cheer you up.
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25th February 2017, 06:44 PM #5GOLD MEMBER
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50 degrees C!!! That would be bad for most new finishes as, never mind the solvent in the stain, there would still be solvent in the shellac. Dont follow all that advice about the red wine or you will have a hangover to deal with as well as work to do!
Good luck with it
David
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