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  1. Question Chest of drawers as a starter

    Started by Chriller, 30th September 2008 03:30 PM
    advice, bit, build, chest, chris, cupboards, drawers, handles, hear, ideas, inlaid, life, love, mother, novice, pearl, picture, pictures, restorations, restoring, result, start, starter, thinking, white
    • Replies: 11
    • Views: 4,073
    chippy 71
    23rd February 2009, 11:44 PM Go to last post

  2. Cabinet cornice; Replace or restore?

    Started by ATSystems, 15th February 2018 10:45 PM
    9 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 7
    • Views: 4,064
    Xanthorrhoeas
    19th February 2018, 10:11 AM Go to last post

  3. New/old bedside tables

    Started by Thumbthumper, 19th January 2013 06:44 PM
    2 Pages •
    1 2
    applied, bead, beading, bedside, bottom, cedar, cock, cut, cutting, decided, drawer, fit, front, fronts, glue, groove, half, legs, lots, marking, new or old, pic, pics, ready, record, restoration, tables, time, tops, washstand 51 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 20
    • Views: 4,059
    Chief012
    18th February 2013, 10:27 AM Go to last post

  4. Old spirit levels

    Started by pintek, 4th January 2018 04:18 PM
    • Replies: 2
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    auscab
    4th January 2018, 09:49 PM Go to last post

  5. Strange drawer

    Started by AlexS, 14th December 2009 07:25 AM
    2 Pages •
    1 2
    aus, bottom, bureau, cedar, closed, common, drawer, drops, fall, front, furniture, gap, half, means, strange
    • Replies: 22
    • Views: 4,027
    wjfiles
    19th July 2010, 07:47 PM Go to last post

  6. Howard Products

    Started by Lappa, 13th March 2019 06:19 PM
    2 Pages •
    1 2
    17 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 27
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    fletty
    21st July 2019, 08:36 PM Go to last post

  7. Help needed for novice with slab.

    Started by muppeto, 5th January 2014 05:36 PM
    2 Pages •
    1 2
    100, 120;, 900, apply, easy, epoxy, fill, finish, finished, flat, inside, laying, list, needed, novice, polystippa, prep, questions, remove, sander, seal, sealing, slab, soft, sound, tablewhilst, theholes, wereputtied, wheni, wood 8 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 15
    • Views: 3,958
    Hermit
    3rd April 2014, 10:51 PM Go to last post

  8. soy-gel paint stripper

    Started by angryranga, 16th May 2012 12:02 PM
    brisbane, gene, paint, soy-gel, soygel, stockist, stripper
    • Replies: 2
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    Sir Stinkalot
    18th May 2012, 06:09 PM Go to last post

  9. To sand or not to sand?

    Started by ELM6061, 22nd June 2012 03:15 AM
    2 Pages •
    1 2
    advise, appreciated, choice, d-valuing, damage/misshape, dickie, eddie, excuse, form, furniture, gday, greatly, item, leave, left, lines, minimise, professionally, pros, purchase-e, repair, ridge, risk, sand, sanding, shoulder, spot, stripper, type, volunteer
    • Replies: 24
    • Views: 3,879
    ELM6061
    28th June 2012, 06:15 PM Go to last post

  10. Smile Suggestions for removing sticky varnish

    Started by katz4, 3rd January 2011 12:20 PM
    australia, based, beautiful, build, cairns, carver, cleaning, dining, dresser, fluid, grateful, humidity, makes, moved, recommended, remove, removing, result, silicone, solid, solved, solvent, sticks, sticky, suggestions, suite, unsightly, varnish, wood, worse
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 3,875
    KevM
    3rd January 2011, 12:32 PM Go to last post

  11. Chinese mahjong table..... a restoration?

    Started by fletty, 11th July 2018 11:19 PM
    4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 6
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    fletty
    13th July 2018, 09:37 PM Go to last post

  12. Smile Learning Restoration??? Need help!!

    Started by thebooss20, 17th September 2008 06:35 PM
    antiques, direction, doncast, drive, guys, joined, lead, learning, live, melbourne, nad, restorating, restoration, short, wondering
    • Replies: 14
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    CuriousBird
    12th January 2009, 07:47 PM Go to last post

  13. Veneer and finish damage to old wardrobe

    Started by mikm, 9th February 2009 05:41 PM
    addressed, appreciated, cheers, concerned, cracked, crazed, damage, doors.jpg, edges, finish, future, greatly, handles, hanging, horizontal, kids, light, lines, mick, middle, picture, raised, removed, shirt, space, suggestions, toddlers, top, veneer, wardrobe
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 3,831
    mikm
    10th February 2009, 03:37 PM Go to last post

  14. Leadlight repair

    Started by fletty, 13th August 2016 10:45 AM
    2 Pages •
    1 2
    37 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 18
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    John Saxton
    7th April 2017, 09:13 PM Go to last post

  15. Chair silky oak

    Started by Blackout, 17th June 2018 08:03 AM
    4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 3
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    auscab
    18th June 2018, 04:32 PM Go to last post

  16. Advice needed on antique chest of drawers restoration

    Started by MurrayM, 27th December 2013 12:29 PM
    advice, antique, attempt, attempting, chest, chose, couple, drawer, drawers, foolish, head, identify, individual, larger, nails, needed, panels, piece, project, pry, questions, remove, replace, restoration, runners, single, strips, vintage, wide, wood 21 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 7
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    fortunerestore
    13th March 2014, 04:37 PM Go to last post

  17. Van treight furniture 'yellowed'

    Started by frannydp, 30th December 2011 09:36 AM
    192722, 192723, 192724, 192725, 2tsup2tsup2tsup2tsup, appreciated, cleaner, condition, existing, finish, fran, furniture, info, items, live, matching, owing, pieces, products, ruin, set, strip, treight, u-beaut, van, vinegar, white, yellow, yellowed, yellowing
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 3,776
    rustynail
    30th December 2011, 03:33 PM Go to last post

  18. Restoring casement windows

    Started by Poit, 17th April 2016 09:49 AM
    2 Pages •
    1 2
    6 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 15
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    Shans
    27th August 2016, 08:24 PM Go to last post

  19. NEED HELP---need info on old hand planes

    Started by JeremieDoucet, 18th February 2009 08:31 AM
    100$, actualy, addicted, age, ben, block, canadian, chance, colection.i, doucet, expanding, fair, foward, guys, haha.i, hand, helpneed, identify, info, jeremie, love, not.could, plane, planes, price, sale, shure, stanley, started, work.i
    • Replies: 14
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    recordcollector
    18th July 2009, 04:38 PM Go to last post

  20. Restore back hardwood floor.

    Started by veron, 14th September 2009 03:30 PM
    100sqm, carpet, carpet/tiles, castle, comments, cost, costly, decayed, experience, faster, floor, hardwood, hardwoord, hill, kitchen, lay, living, nsw, overlay, planks, pre-finish, remove, replace, restore, sand/stain/finish, thinking, tiles, timber, underneath, veron
    • Replies: 2
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    F_Peter
    19th September 2009, 09:44 AM Go to last post

  21. Finish on old cocktail cabinet

    Started by Shiba, 1st June 2008 02:49 PM
    advice/help, art, bought, cabinet, chipped, cocktail, curved, display, drop, edge, finish, forum, front, glass, inside, lifted, mirrors, move, novice, questions, reading, realise, repair, repaired, shiba, sort, tape, top, varnish, veneer
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 3,715
    astrid
    7th August 2008, 10:47 PM Go to last post

  22. Restoring cast iron lion's head

    Started by RedShirtGuy, 2nd July 2011 06:16 PM
    1876, bare, bit, bolt, bring, brush/dremel, cast, clean, details, head, iron, join, life, lion, lions, metal, pieces, protected, quick, remove, restoring, run, rust, rusting, shine, station, treatment, update, wheel, wire
    • Replies: 10
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    Buzza
    22nd July 2011, 09:33 PM Go to last post

  23. Cedar chest of drawers

    Started by Horsecroft88, 9th November 2011 02:13 PM
    appreciated, brass, careful, cedar, chest, concerned, correct, damage, drawers, edge, fiddleback, front, handles, level, past, period, piece, polish, professional, repair, repairer, replaced, skill, sort, suggestions, suspect, time, top, totally, wrong 4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 14
    • Views: 3,676
    Horsecroft88
    9th December 2011, 11:27 AM Go to last post

  24. Scrapers

    Started by artme, 22nd March 2015 09:24 AM
    2 Pages •
    1 2
    scrapers 5 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 24
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    Fuzzie
    24th September 2015, 02:19 PM Go to last post

  25. Table restoration

    Started by robbo266317, 13th August 2009 10:33 AM
    2 Pages •
    1 2
    113493, advice, bit, bits, chemicals, constructed, damage, easily, fairly, forums, glue, glued, hand, info, kwik-grip, laminex, nails, pic, piece, pieces, planed, remove, repair, restoration, sanded, store, surround, table, top, yellow
    • Replies: 18
    • Views: 3,648
    rrobor
    25th September 2009, 10:10 PM Go to last post

  26. Antique? Wardrobe/Dresser Restoration

    Started by young 'un, 30th August 2011 07:43 PM
    antique, date, digit, equipment, future, glory, gurus, horrible, layer, metho, oak, owner, peeling, pieces, plan, planing, project, purchase, purchased, resoration, restoration, restore, shellac, tasmanian, thick, unsure, wardrobe, wardrobe or dresser, wardrobe/dresser, weekend
    • Replies: 4
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    rogerjenkins
    4th September 2011, 10:30 PM Go to last post

  27. Squatters Chairs

    Started by Woodlawn, 16th November 2011 08:20 PM
    appreciated, arms, bases, bear, bottom, chairs, cheers, couple, covered, extending, forward, guys, hinged, ideas, mans, middle, poor, purpose, reclining, seats, slightly, spring, springs, squatters, thin, timber, unfinished, upholstered, verandah, woodlawn
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 3,630
    Woodlawn
    19th November 2011, 09:19 AM Go to last post

  28. Upcycling to display cabinet/bookcase

    Started by Blackout, 11th May 2018 09:42 AM
    5 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 10
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    Blackout
    19th May 2018, 07:28 AM Go to last post

  29. Restoration of mahogany dining table leg

    Started by Woodwould, 18th June 2008 10:00 AM
    amount, blend, castor, colouring, considerable, consisting, dining, earlier, found, glued, leg, mahogany, meant, necessitated, permanent, photos, received, removed, repair, replaced, restoration, screws, scrutiny, section, slightly, sound, table, tip, toe, waxing
    • Replies: 7
    • Views: 3,558
    Woodwould
    22nd June 2008, 07:41 PM Go to last post

  30. wooden office chair- road side find. Help!

    Started by tea lady, 11th April 2011 03:43 PM
    2 Pages •
    1 2
    appreciated, bit, bits, cane, careful, chair, danish, de-rust, de-rusting, electolyt, greatly, grey, hmm, mechanism, metal, office, oil, refinish, rid, road, sanding, seat, shellac, tickling, tips, unscrew, weather, well.cool, wood, wooden
    • Replies: 15
    • Views: 3,556
    tea lady
    12th April 2011, 07:47 PM Go to last post
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