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Restorations & Repair

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Dining Room Table Restorations

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Antique Furniture Reproductions for Commission.

Dovetail Oak Blanket Chest

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Oak Dovetail Blank Chest
Oak Dovetail Blank Chest

18th Century Furniture Reproduction

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Oak Bookcase
Oak Bookcase

1920’s Oak Bookcase Restoration

Early 1900's Kidney Desk w/Chair
Early 1900's Kidney Desk w/Chair

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Art Deco Dresser w/Mirror
Art Deco Dresser w/Mirror

Repairs & Refinishing

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View fullsize Practicing my twist and haha no, it's not the dance. Its amazing how creative you can get with round files, handwork and a good layout. . #woodcarving #woodtwist #woodlathe #woodworking #woodworker #woodfile #handtools #handmade #makingfurniture #an
View fullsize Completed! Small but heafty dovetail box with base made from solid cherry. Hand cut dovetails and finished with shellac on the inside and waterlox oil on the outside. A fun build and a box that will out live us all. This one is mine but I will gladly
View fullsize Build is complete and next is the outside finish for the Dovetail mini chest or box made from cherry. I finished the inside with shellac and planning on going for an oil finish for the outside. . #dovetailbox #dovetails #cherrywood #handmade #woodwor
View fullsize New addition for my dovetail setup, a fret saw from Knew Concepts. Sawing the waste was a breeze and fast. So new saw means make a new dovetail box with a base out of cherry. Sharing the fun! . #dovetailbox #dovetails #cherrywood #boxmaking #woodwor
View fullsize My new Moxon vise would of been great for the oak dovetail blanket chest I was commissioned for last year. Swipe to see how I used my pattern maker's vise for the build, it worked but it was just a "wee bit dodgy" for the large panels. I ma
View fullsize 100 plus year old Oak Buffet Server with mirror fully restored. This belonged to my client's great grandmother. This project included woodworking, carving, repairs and finishing and its ready for another 100 years. Scroll to see the before shots. . #
View fullsize Had fun with carving this little foot that cracked off. It's from the top mirror support on the early 1900's buffet I'm restoring. The trick was gluing on the small oak piece. After that is was cutting away the bulk and break out a carving chisel the
View fullsize Here's the top mirror frame for the buffet I am restoring. Scroll to see before, all the finish was gone and I was able to pull it apart with my hands. I color matched it to the base cabinet original color and top. . #oakfurniture #buffet #antiquefur
View fullsize Saving the soild oak top for the 120 year old buffet I'm restoring. Here are the stages. Finish damage led to joint separation and a glue up was needed before refinishing. The original finish was aniline dye, dark grain filler and shellac. . #quarte
View fullsize With most restorations involving 100 plus old furniture, stability is the first issue to repair. Protein glue - Hide glue is my go to for all the joinery with lots of clamps. The buffet sides had bad cracks opening, I used synthetic wood glue for tha