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    dacron filled lounge cushions

    I want to recover and update my 2X2 seater lounges by changing the existing straight unplumped 'squarish' dunlopillo cushions to the softer 'plumped up' look of dacron filled cushions. I think I...
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    Spotted gum

    Once again, thank you so much for your advice. I wouldn't have even thought of cleaning it first. Not that I am one to go the 'near enough is good enough route', just that I didn't know it was...
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    Thank you

    Thank you Strangerep for your response to my query. I think I will stick with the oiled finish and use the finish you recommend. I don't really mind reoiling annually (well, I say that now, but it is...
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    best finish for spotted gum/ironbark

    I have just had a hefty outdoor table constructed. It is made from both spotted gum and ironbark. I am seeking advice as to which oil, tung, linseed, etc., is the best finish. The table will be...
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    thank you all

    Thank you all for your kind remarks. It is very gratifying to hear such comments after a good few months of work. I think also, that it is very satisfying to do such work. There is nothing quite like...
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    Sprung cushions

    Is there anyone who knows and could advise me how to make the old fashioned sprung cushions for lounge chairs and sofas? I would love to make these cushions' in preference to using foam rubber. Is...
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    Thanks Waldo

    Thanks Waldo, I'll never know. No one is allowed to sit on it, :D Jane.
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    Thank you

    Thank you, Donna. It was a lot bigger job than I thought...or perhaps it is truer to say that I didn't think. Maybe if I had....????
    Jane
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    Photos.

    Aha, I did it! Photos of the lounge suite to accompany my previous posting. Jane:U
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    English oak lounge suite, finished at last!

    The English oak lounge suite that I sought advice about some months ago is now complete. A huge job but I learnt a lot and thank all Forum members who provided me with advice. If I can do the same...
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    Shellac

    Hi Christos

    I too LOVE shellac. I have just finished a three piece English oak lounge suite and it looks WONDERFUL. I stripped the old finish and then sanded back to 400 grit and then applied a...
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    Thankyou Spectre, Zitan. Yes Spectre, I think...

    Thankyou Spectre, Zitan.

    Yes Spectre, I think you are right. I think the old finish is nitrocellulose. The old finish didn't respond readily to methylated spirits. Also, Zitan, yes, I have tried...
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    Thanks for that, Spectre. That makes a lot of...

    Thanks for that, Spectre. That makes a lot of sense.
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    Thank you Woodwould, I'll look them up.

    Thank you Woodwould, I'll look them up.
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    Hi Woodwould. No! I am not finishing. I have...

    Hi Woodwould. No! I am not finishing. I have stripped off the old varnish and am sanding back to raw wood. The grand plan is to use 180 grit (as I am doing now) for the first sand, 260 grit for the...
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    Thanks again, Woodwould. Actually, 'medium oak'...

    Thanks again, Woodwould. Actually, 'medium oak' doesn't seem to be a colour found in most of the waxes that I have looked at. I'll have to look around again when I get to that stage. Currently I am...
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    Thank you

    Thank you for your advice, Woodwould. U Beaut don't make a 'medium oak' wax. What would you suggest from the U Beat range?
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    Re-springing armchair

    Hi Zenwood
    Like you, I also am an amateur upholsterer. I am now onto my third or fourth project and have already stripped down, re-webbed, re-sprung and the rest of it, an antique three piece lounge...
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    Would you include English oak as one of the...

    Would you include English oak as one of the timbers to benefit from tinted wax? I am restoring an English oak lounge suite and had planned finish it with 1) sanding sealer (shellac 1:6) 2) three...
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    lounge seat cushions

    I have just acquired a beautiful old English oak lounge suite. The timber is in great condition but the loose seat cushions have been changed to flat, boxy, ugly foam pads, presumably to 'modernise'...
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    restoring English oak

    I thank you both so much for replying to my post. Dragonfly of Bristol, UK, I will do exactly as you suggest and I think you are absolutely correct, the lounge suite if of the 'art and craft' era.
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    restoring English oak

    I have acquired an English oak lounge suite circa 1920. The timber is in good condition but needs cleaning (it is dusty and I would think has not been touched for many years) and some restoration....
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