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Gallery Repair

![]() After...Walnut SideboardCenter piece to master piece. | ![]() Before...Walnut SideboardMouldings on this sideboard were reglued and the finish was cleaned and shellaced. | ![]() After...Walnut SideboardThis entire piece was cleaned and shellaced. |
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![]() Lamp Base RestorationMissing pieces were replaced to the crown of this ornate lamp base, then touched up to match. | ![]() Veneer RepairDamaged veneer was reglued and missing pieces were replaced on this table leg. | ![]() Before...Chair ReglueDisassembled and numbered, the old glue was removed and now is ready to be reglued. |
![]() After...Completed ChairsAfter regluing, chairs are rubbed out and touched up. | ![]() Before...Table LegsThe failed glue between the layers was replaced, then the legs were reglued to the center pedestals. | ![]() After...Table Leg ReglueAfter regluing the legs to the pedestals, it was rubbed out and touched up. |
![]() Before...Round TabletopA large crack down the center of this round tabletop needed to be reglued. | ![]() After...Round TableThe top has been reglued and refinished with shellac and urethane. | ![]() Before...Drop Leaf Table...This table top had water damage. |
![]() After...Drop Leaf TableThe top was refinished and reattached to existing gate legs. | ![]() Sideboard Leg RepairThe back leg had been repaired incorrectly and needed to be reattached. | ![]() After...Sideboard Leg RepairBack left leg repair completed and touched up. |
Gallery Refinish
![]() After...Dining Room TableThis beautiful mahogany center pedestal dining room table was completely refinshed with shellac and urethane. | ![]() Before...Drop Leaf TableThe finish on the top and the legs of this drop leaf needed to be stripped and refinished. | ![]() After...Drop Leaf TableShellac and urethane was used to refinish this table. |
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![]() Before...Side TableAfter being stored in a barn for years, this small side table needed refinishing. | ![]() After....Side TableShellac and urethane was used to refinish this side table. | ![]() Before...Pine CradleThis cradle was in the family for years and needed to be refinished before the next child was born. |
![]() After...Pine CradleA shellac finish was used to bring out the warmth of this cradle. | ![]() Before...Silver Chest TopThis silver chest was in a fire that burned off spots of finish on the top. | ![]() After...Silver Chest TopThe burn marks were sanded out and the top was refinished with shellac to match the existing chest. |
![]() Before...Gate Leg TableThis entire table needed to be refinished and the legs reglued. | ![]() After...Gate Leg TableShellac was used on the legs with a protective coat of urethane on the top after the legs were reglued. | ![]() Before...Tilt Top TableThis pine tilt top table needed to be completely refinished from sun damage. |
![]() After...Tilt Top TableThis table was refinished with shellac with additional coats of urethane on the top for protection. |
Gallery Clocks
![]() After...Tall Clock #1The missing finials were replaced on the bonnet, the feet were repaired and the case refinished where needed. | ![]() Before...Tall Clock #1The bottom of the feet on this clock were damaged due to years of wet floor mopping. | ![]() During...Tall Clock #1The lower aprons and feet were refinished after missing pieces were replaced. |
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![]() Before...Pine Tall Clock #2This beloved family clock was in a house fire which destroyed many parts. | ![]() After...Pine Tall Clock #2The burned pieces were replaced, refinished and motif repainted. | ![]() Before...Clock Bonnet #3This bonnet crashed to the floor and many of the delicate pieces broke. |
![]() After...Clock Bonnet #3The fret work at the crown and frame pieces repaired. | ![]() After...Tall Clock #3Missing fret work on top of the bonnet were replaced and damaged pieces reglued. | ![]() Before...Tall Clock Feet #4The feet and mouldings on this tall clock needed to be reglued. |
![]() After...Clock Feet #4The feet on this tall clock were reglued and secured with glue blocks. | ![]() Before...Tall Clock #5The side on this clock was filled with spackle then veneered over it. | ![]() During...Tall Clock #5The spackle on the side of this clock was removed and replaced with wood. |
![]() After...Tall Clock #5The replaced wood on the case was refinished to match. |
Gallery Custom
![]() Zig-Zag ChairThis reproduction of Garrit Rietveld's famous zig-zag chair was built out of American elm and finished in white shellac. | ![]() Zig-Zag ChairThe back view of Garrit Rietveld's Zig-Zag chair showing finger hold, finger joints and cherry dowels at joints. | ![]() Dining Room Trestle TableThis George Nakashima inspired table was constucted of sapele with an oil finish. |
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![]() Occasional TableSurplus granite was used as a top for this cherry twisted triangle side table. | ![]() BookshelfSol de Wit inspired this bookshelf constructed from satin wood. | ![]() Bookshelf ConstuctionDovetails were hand cut to construct this Sol de Wit bookshelf. |
![]() BenchAfter an old cooper beech tree was removed for a hospital expansion, the wood was made into a bench for patients in the emergency room. | ![]() TV Stand - FrontA tangle of wires from various audio players required hiding, while matching the surrounding teak trim on the fireplace. | ![]() TV Stand - BackOnly two wires were visible from the back of this TV stand when completed. |
![]() Chinese TableLegs and ornate corner fills were added to this Chinese sign to make a dining room table. | ![]() Chinese TableA Chinese sign was transformed to a dining room table by adding teak legs. |
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