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  1. Chair repair: removing silastic?

    Started by Groggy, 14th August 2011 03:32 PM
    bit, chair, challenge, chisel, clean, cleaned, disassembled, dowel, drill, fix, friend, ideas, joins, light, mortise, mortises, noticed, removing, repair, sandpaper, silastic, smooth, split, surfaces, tenon, tenons, thinking, timber, trouble, wrapped
    • Replies: 10
    • Views: 3,082
    Groggy
    15th August 2011, 11:09 PM Go to last post

  2. Chair Restoration

    Started by Elill, 14th January 2010 02:21 PM
    appreciated, chair, day, dismantle, finish, frame, frame/arms, gday, glue, glued, idea, i’ll, i’m, joints, lounge/sitting, picture, post, prefer, preparation, previously, question, restoration, restoring, separate, special, suppose, timber, upholsterer, way/product, woodwork
    • Replies: 11
    • Views: 1,923
    rsser
    27th January 2010, 02:48 PM Go to last post

  3. Chair Restoration

    Started by PJM16, 16th August 2016 09:20 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 1,093
    PJM16
    20th August 2016, 07:47 PM Go to last post

  4. Chair restoration advice

    Started by Beardy, 11th October 2020 09:14 AM
    4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 10
    • Views: 815
    5c077
    2nd December 2020, 01:59 PM Go to last post

  5. Chair silky oak

    Started by Blackout, 17th June 2018 08:03 AM
    4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 3,798
    auscab
    18th June 2018, 04:32 PM Go to last post

  6. Chaise red cedar carved frame with rattan mesh - seeking advice

    Started by Blackout, 13th October 2023 11:36 AM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 1
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    rustynail
    13th October 2023, 04:14 PM Go to last post

  7. Chaise- Remove Legs/Reattaching Legs...for the legless

    Started by sogni, 16th July 2013 09:24 PM
    277199277200, 2nd, breaking, chaise, cheers, drill, fit, ian, insert, leg, legless, legs, legs or reattaching, legsfor, lucky, meets, pic, product, pros, removal, remove, removing, sever, soz, spot, square, surely, thingo, threaded, tips 3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 2,048
    Libertine
    24th July 2013, 09:18 PM Go to last post

  8. Chatswood NSW

    Started by northface, 22nd January 2020 10:50 AM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 576
    MattB2085
    22nd January 2020, 07:14 PM Go to last post

  9. Cheap Grandfather Clock, Darken Wood & Wooden Veneer

    Started by EagerBeaver71, 23rd November 2019 12:05 PM
    7 Pages •
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    antique and vintage, darkening, grandfather clock 54 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 100
    • Views: 7,325
    EagerBeaver71
    26th October 2022, 09:05 PM Go to last post

  10. Chess tilt table - Arts and Craft period?

    Started by Blackout, 27th January 2018 04:53 PM
    5 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 1,666
    Blackout
    27th January 2018, 04:53 PM Go to last post

  11. 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

  12. Chest of Drawers restoration (or unintentional complete rebuild)

    Started by pampelmuse, 4th December 2011 01:33 PM
    antique, bottom, cabinet, chest, complete, drawer, drawers, exposed, finished, frame, front, fronts, inside, kauri, nail, nailed, nails, paint, pic, piece, rebuild, repairs, restoration, runners, stage, started, surfaces, taking, timber, unintentional
    • Replies: 7
    • Views: 3,006
    burraboy
    6th December 2011, 06:30 PM Go to last post

  13. Chest restoration & reinforcement

    Started by bassmansimon, 6th May 2010 03:00 PM
    bit, blanket, box, chest, cosmetic, damage, fair, finish, fix, half, handle, hoping, ideas, jump, length, lid, minor, nieces, past, pic, question, recently, reinforced, reinforcement, restoration, restorations, sit, split, tlc, top
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 2,127
    toolbagsPLUS
    6th May 2010, 07:55 PM Go to last post

  14. childs oak rocker

    Started by ralphtaff, 3rd October 2009 11:33 AM
    bad, chair, child, childs, craks, dead, doels, dry, father, fill, gaps, oak, ralphtaff@yahoo.com, restored, rocker, shrunk, suggestions, wood
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 1,070
    ralphtaff
    3rd October 2009, 11:33 AM Go to last post

  15. Chinese lacquered cabinet

    Started by fletty, 4th July 2018 05:07 PM
    11 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 10
    • Views: 3,064
    q9
    22nd November 2018, 06:02 PM Go to last post

  16. Chinese mahjong table..... a restoration?

    Started by fletty, 11th July 2018 11:19 PM
    4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 3,851
    fletty
    13th July 2018, 09:37 PM Go to last post

  17. Chinese tea table resurrection

    Started by fletty, 20th March 2020 09:54 AM
    3 Pages •
    1 2 3
    58 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 37
    • Views: 3,176
    Lappa
    18th April 2020, 06:04 PM Go to last post

  18. Church pew

    Started by Crunchie, 8th August 2020 11:49 PM
    37 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 14
    • Views: 1,596
    Crunchie
    13th October 2020, 12:32 PM Go to last post

  19. church pews

    Started by the bridport, 31st August 2010 06:21 PM
    black, church, grime, intended, oak, pack, pews, polyurethane, restore, sanding, silky, spraying, tips
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 1,805
    toolbagsPLUS
    31st August 2010, 06:37 PM Go to last post

  20. Cintique armchair repair

    Started by russ57, 25th June 2023 03:51 PM
    4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 835
    russ57
    25th June 2023, 09:31 PM Go to last post

  21. Citrus Stripper Softening Wood?

    Started by quesne, 15th March 2010 04:26 AM
    blade, blob, borg, citrus, cut, cuts, dream, edge, experience, fibres, final, finish, hook, nice, orange, pass, piece, scraper, semi-gooey, sharp, smooth, soft, softening, stripper, stripping, tear, tested, u.s, walnut, wood
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 1,659
    quesne
    15th March 2010, 04:26 AM Go to last post

  22. clay for missing pieces

    Started by stevenf, 18th November 2008 02:54 PM
    called, clay, dry, furniture, lay, missing, mold, peel, piece, pieces
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 1,761
    silky oak man
    23rd July 2009, 09:47 PM Go to last post

  23. Question Clean & Restore Teak Parker Chairs

    Started by mtchairs, 23rd August 2014 04:35 PM
    chairs, clean, parker, restore, teak
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 5,429
    Xanthorrhoeas
    3rd October 2014, 08:39 PM Go to last post

  24. clean a queen anne dresser for painting

    Started by horse123, 3rd January 2010 05:18 PM
    anne, clean, coat, dresser, enamel, finish, gloss, paint, painting, prepare, queen, stain, suface, timber, tri-coat, usual, wthen
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 1,587
    horse123
    3rd January 2010, 05:18 PM Go to last post

  25. Question Cleaning & Restoring Teak Veneer

    Started by claypot, 10th April 2012 10:13 AM
    advice, appreciated, chairs, clean, cleaning, closed, compared, condition, dark, dirty, extension, fairly, greatly, idea, leaves, marks, oiled, processes, products, restore, restoring, sideboards, spots, surface, table, teak, time, veneer, water
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 20,187
    claypot
    19th June 2012, 11:00 AM Go to last post

  26. Cleaning antique mahogany dresser

    Started by Gold Coaster, 21st April 2017 04:26 PM
    3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 8
    • Views: 1,059
    Xanthorrhoeas
    22nd April 2017, 07:31 PM Go to last post

  27. Cleaning timber

    Started by piquet, 30th October 2011 10:28 AM
    boat, broom, cabots, clean, cleaning, deck, dirt, dust, garden, iaw, idea, inside, interior, karcher, lot, mix, paint, pan, peter, pray, pressure, product, proposing, scrub, sneddon, solution, sprayer, thenflus, timber, wondering
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 1,500
    piquet
    30th October 2011, 10:28 AM Go to last post

  28. Cleaning timber

    Started by piquet, 30th October 2011 10:29 AM
    boat, broom, cabots, clean, cleaning, deck, dirt, flush, garden, iaw, idea, inside, instructions, interior, karcher, lot, mix, paint, pan, peter, pressure, product, proposing, scrub, sneddon, solution, sprayer, stiff, timber, wondering
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 2,006
    Horsecroft88
    10th November 2011, 01:34 PM Go to last post

  29. Clock mouldings for old clock

    Started by T5AUS, 5th September 2009 09:45 AM
    acorn, black, broken, clock, colour, cut, finding, fine, finials, finish, forum, frett, guys, hardish, lacquer, matching, matter, missing, motives, moulding, mouldings, newbie, phil, recommend, send, strip, takers, top, wondering, wood
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 2,773
    Buzza
    8th September 2009, 11:23 PM Go to last post

  30. cockie poo

    Started by mic-d, 13th June 2011 11:28 AM
    cockie, drawer, marks, poo, remove, restoring, timber, unfinished, wardrobe
    • Replies: 9
    • Views: 1,681
    tea lady
    15th June 2011, 06:23 PM Go to last post

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