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I picked up this dresser a couple of moons ago on a curbside collection day. I like the corroded mirror but the white paint splotches from the previous owner are a bit unsightly. How would you go...

I can even see a jack stand right there, maybe he lost the other one?:whatonearth:

I am in the final stages of my sponsorship deal but I must digress there is nothing I enjoy more after a hard days woodworking that a cold full bodied larger like Heineken®, Brewed with Passion for...

Some more progress, mocked up the hand rests and set about scribing the joints a bit tighter
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I am liking the hide glue, as when you sand it hides your crappy joints as its still...

Screwed and glued six ways from sunday

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No stain at all, I used a 3 part oil my father makes, its 1/3 Pail Boiled Linseed, 1/3 Linseed and 1/3 tung oil, applied with cotton rag wadded up a 'mouse?'.


How long does titebond hide glue...

Thank you, my brother is a chippie and he taught me the stanley knife before you chisel trick. I did a mock up of how i am planing to glue the base to the seat back to the base with my extra support,...

I have decided to get some liquid hide glue, If somethings worth doing its worth doing right. I have no history on the chair other that it was purchased near to a small town called Tambo sometime in...

Thanks David, sorry I forgot to mention I already doweled and glued the base back together with sikabond teckgrip polyurathane foaming glue. I was really just trying to give give indication of how...

Thanks David no your comments are right on the money, the glue when sanded went soft and kind of clumped I would guess hide glue from what I read on it. Sorry forgot to mention I already doweled and...

Dimensioned? down an old silky oak window to get the timber for the brace and the missing back up right. Silky oak is a nice timber to chisel I must say. Got any idea how to repair the mortice...

Sorry did not take before pics but it was my grandfathers office chair and decided to get it working again. The base was split very close to where they originally jointed the two pieces and I am...