robbo266317 5th December 2009, 05:45 PM I bought this coffee table from the tender center for au$13.00
The dowels in the legs had almost all been snapped and I had to biscuit joint them to get it solid again.
I also didn't like the "teak" finish and decided it would look better with a mahogany shellac finish.
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bluegum30 5th December 2009, 06:23 PM thats a transformation for sure:2tsup:well done.
AlexS 5th December 2009, 06:27 PM Nice job. Why, oh why, did they use dowels that were obviously never going to be strong enough? Seems to have been a habit.
robbo266317 5th December 2009, 08:15 PM Thanks for the comments Bluegum and Alex,
I have inherited a cedar "tall boy", which belonged to my uncle, who came back from Nam shell shocked, and he painted it battleship grey.
I have been buying inexpensive items to do up so when I tackle a real antique I don't stuff up.
artme 9th December 2009, 08:59 AM Great restoration!! The new colour really suits the style of the table.:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:
robbo266317 10th December 2009, 06:25 AM Thanks Artme,
The colour was my wife's choice, although it's probably what I would have gone with anyway, It still amazes me what a little stain & polish can do for something that may have ended up as landfill.
Christos 10th December 2009, 06:59 AM Well done on the reno. :)
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