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  1. "Maheno" corner cabinet

    Started by Brianne163, 28th April 2018 02:14 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
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    Xanthorrhoeas
    17th May 2018, 08:43 PM Go to last post

  2. Question (Aus) Hobby general restoration for profit, worth it ?

    Started by Widget1983, 30th March 2018 06:19 AM
    • Replies: 7
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    Arron
    5th July 2018, 01:38 AM Go to last post

  3. 100 year old screen door restoration

    Started by oldfarmhouse, 27th November 2019 07:22 AM
    11 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 9
    • Views: 1,296
    Buytiktoklikes
    5th March 2020, 09:58 PM Go to last post

  4. 170yr old sideboard

    Started by Blackout, 23rd December 2017 09:16 AM
    8 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 8
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    Blackout
    29th December 2017, 09:05 PM Go to last post

  5. 17th century Italian cabinet restoration

    Started by rob streeper, 27th July 2016 12:06 PM
    2 Pages •
    1 2
    21 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 15
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    Xanthorrhoeas
    4th August 2016, 08:41 AM Go to last post

  6. 1800's Stained Glass Window Frames

    Started by double.d, 19th March 2021 01:09 PM
    4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 0
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    double.d
    19th March 2021, 01:09 PM Go to last post

  7. 1850's sea chest

    Started by BobL, 9th August 2019 10:28 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 1
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    auscab
    10th August 2019, 04:27 PM Go to last post

  8. 1880 baggatelle pool table restoration help please

    Started by dhubilant, 14th January 2013 03:50 PM
    1880, advice, aged, appreciated, baggatelle, boards, cheers, circle, clamp, cribbage, cups, glenn, glue, inlaid, joins, leave, pics, pool, post, prior, project, restoration, restore, rounded, sand, scoring, slightly, starting, table, top
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 1,536
    dhubilant
    8th February 2013, 11:54 PM Go to last post

  9. 18th century Japanese 'kuruma tansu" wheeled chest restoration

    Started by fudo133, 24th November 2012 10:56 PM
    2 Pages •
    1 2
    10cm, 11cm, 17cm, 242105, bottom, bought, chest, continue, cypress, doors, frame, front, furniture, hinoki, japanese, keyaki, larger, moment, piece, restoration, roughly, sections, serrata, slats, square, thinnest, wheeled, wheels, widest, zelkova 59 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 22
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    fudo133
    17th May 2013, 01:14 AM Go to last post

  10. 18th century? Mahogany desk and cupboard restauration

    Started by Woodaholic, 19th February 2019 10:26 PM
    6 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 5
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    Woodaholic
    22nd February 2019, 07:26 AM Go to last post

  11. 1916 Singer Treadle Sewing Machine Cabinet Restore

    Started by mach70, 9th April 2013 12:44 PM
    1916, 262238, appreciated, balls, cabinet, cheers, dog, doors, family, fixing, friend, greatly, holes, issue, leaving, machine, real, repaired, replace, rest, restore, secured, sewing, shawn, singer, stand, stuff, thinking, treadle, wear 8 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 1
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    JB
    11th April 2013, 11:08 PM Go to last post

  12. Red face 1920's Cedar Honour Board.

    Started by Brigalow, 11th June 2023 03:26 PM
    8 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 3
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    auscab
    12th June 2023, 11:10 PM Go to last post

  13. 1920's silky oak chair?

    Started by Blackout, 3rd November 2018 08:32 AM
    1920s/30s, chair, silky oak 4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 0
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    Blackout
    3rd November 2018, 08:32 AM Go to last post

  14. 1930's Art Deco Kitchen Dresser

    Started by Thumbthumper, 16th February 2013 01:55 PM
    3 Pages •
    1 2 3
    1930, 1930s, 254477254476, 254479, art, bit, cleaning, deco, doors, drawer, dresser, easier, fair, found, hand, kitchen, lining, lino, original, paint, painted, photos, polish, polishing, pulls, replace, restoration, shelves, veneer, walnut 53 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 30
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    Thumbthumper
    24th March 2014, 10:25 PM Go to last post

  15. 1936

    Started by double.d, 1st February 2022 08:49 AM
    9 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 5
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    Camelot
    2nd February 2022, 07:56 AM Go to last post

  16. 1939 writing desk -english oak

    Started by chowcini, 10th June 2009 06:58 PM
    1939, ??i, coming, desk, english, involves, job, ladies/secretary, oak, phots, post, receieve, sourcing, timber, writing
    • Replies: 0
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    chowcini
    10th June 2009, 06:58 PM Go to last post

  17. 1950's french beech head and foot board - what wax to use.

    Started by Newbie57, 17th November 2018 08:35 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 4
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    Newbie57
    3rd December 2018, 11:36 AM Go to last post

  18. 1956 Dining table

    Started by Dsut, 29th September 2020 02:05 AM
    8 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 10
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    wood spirit
    5th October 2020, 04:48 PM Go to last post

  19. 1970s Norwegian teak coffee table

    Started by Purfler, 19th August 2022 11:34 AM
    4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 4
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    Purfler
    21st August 2022, 01:12 PM Go to last post

  20. 30-40 year old Aus. Cedar Coffee Table

    Started by woodgrain, 15th September 2011 02:31 PM
    3040, aus, cedar, chip, coffee, diy, equipment, figure, garden, grain, grateful, guidance, item, options, paid, pics, provide, recycle, repair, restoration, restored, sell, similar, table, timber, time/money, top, wood, worth, year
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 2,308
    rustynail
    17th September 2011, 10:41 PM Go to last post

  21. 3mm reed caning goove depth and width

    Started by JDarvall, 2nd March 2012 10:58 AM
    3mm, 6mm, allowances, bit, cane, caning, chairs, clue, cut, depth, existing, fiddle, fit, goove, groove, grooves, guesstimate, hoping, jake, kindly, people, perfect, recut, reed, remembers, restorer, seats, sheet, uno, width
    • Replies: 3
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    JDarvall
    20th March 2012, 08:43 PM Go to last post

  22. Red face 5 drawer cedar desk restoration

    Started by G Mack, 10th June 2021 09:00 PM
    8 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 5
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    Blackout
    10th September 2021, 09:22 PM Go to last post

  23. 6 drawer dresser

    Started by fletty, 8th February 2017 04:33 PM
    14 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 7
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    Xanthorrhoeas
    25th April 2017, 08:43 PM Go to last post

  24. 70's Copper door pull Restoration -Where to start?

    Started by BlackRockNovice, 10th April 2020 05:53 PM
    7 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 11
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    Chief Tiff
    18th April 2020, 08:50 PM Go to last post

  25. 70's Estapol removal from furniture--Help!

    Started by another_sandra, 13th August 2009 09:03 AM
    70s, antique, beautiful, chests, coated, dark, difficult, drawers, england, estapol, estapoland, estapoll, furniture, furniture--help, furniturehelp, glory, hand, horrid, inherited, match, pieces, removal, remove, restoration, restoring, sandra, stuff, told, unfortuantely, wood
    • Replies: 11
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    nrb
    3rd October 2012, 01:51 PM Go to last post

  26. 70's recliner chair

    Started by Blackout, 2nd December 2018 11:47 AM
    7 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 3
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    Blackout
    10th December 2018, 05:53 AM Go to last post

  27. 78 wind up record player

    Started by Blackout, 2nd December 2018 04:20 PM
    9 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 4
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    Chief Tiff
    3rd December 2018, 10:20 PM Go to last post

  28. ??????????????????

    Started by sambi, 15th April 2010 02:05 AM
    anyne, colour, drawers, fit, helps, reddy, walnut, wood
    • Replies: 5
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    sambi
    15th April 2010, 10:43 PM Go to last post

  29. Question ?blackwood extendable dining table.

    Started by aljenit, 8th July 2012 06:34 PM
    ?blackwood, blackwood, broken, busy, call, called, coming, dining, extendable, fashioned, flat, insert, job, mechanism, replacement, restore, restorers, rod, table, threaded
    • Replies: 2
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    aljenit
    15th July 2012, 05:59 PM Go to last post

  30. A bit of raw restoration humour

    Started by Blackout, 17th June 2018 07:44 AM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 1,745
    Blackout
    17th June 2018, 07:44 AM Go to last post
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