Hello, My name is Anthony. I'm a 36 year old project manager for an international publishing company and an avid woodworker--or should it be the other way...
Hey Anthony, welcome to the group. Can't believe we've almost got a hundred members. I'm a 52 year old self employed restoration specialist, of sorts. My...
Hello everyone :) I've recently acquired a Baldwin Acrosonic Piano.The piano had sat out in the weather for along time and the veneer is shot. Some of it peels...
Hello, You might try using a steam iron to soften the adhesive that holds the veneer on.Just be sure to use a paper bag between the iron and the wood.I've...
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Greetings: Recently acquired this table top, slant lid desk. Quite large, 35 inches wide. Trying to determine if I should strip it and refinish it. As you...
Kevin, YahooGroups won't let you send an attached file, if that's what you were trying to do. You can post a link to your photo, however. Ess ... From: Kevin...
Hey Kevin, that's a way cool primitative piece. It looks to me to be a type of desk folks used before the turn of the century to conduct agrarian commerce...
Rbiii: Thank you very much for the insight. The guy I bought it from called it a "plantation desk". But I think that's a different animal altoghether. I'm...
I am looking for a catalog with this type of hardware. I am refurbishing a 50's girls dresser & bedroom set. Some of the drawer handles are broken & missing....
I think it's possible there's still some original gray milk paint on it. I think you ought to leave it as is (other than vacuuming it and wiping with a little...
Hey Kevin, I couldn't venture a guess as to the value, but I think it's worth considerably more than what you paid for it. Regarding stripper, most home...
Congratulations members one and all we have just passed the one hundred member mark, I believe Kenny is our hundredth member. I sure would like for all the...
Wow.. 100th member? What did I win. A spray booth would be good. Well, if you like to know about me now that you asked. I am 53 and been doing woodworking...
<<Regarding atgeeoh's post regarding milk paint, I don't think that's whats on the existing finish, but if it is it will be very difficult to remove or even...
Thanks, I have the 1st catalog already and they don't French hardware. But will write the other one and will find out. rbiii_2000 <no_reply@yahoogroups.com>...
<<P.S. Hey Atgeeoh, sorry I mispelled your moniker in the previous post, Thomas Jefferson said, 'It's a damn poor mind indeed that can't think of two ways to...
<<Congratulations members one and all we have just passed the one hundred member mark, I believe Kenny is our hundredth member. I sure would like for all the...
Hello, I'm new here, looking for information on restoring three old trunks I shortstopped on their way to the dump. I saw Larry Lafary's helpful posts on...
Hi Lee, In late 2002, I wrote a trunk restoration article in the Association of Restorers fall publication. If you are member, you could refer to it. If ...
<<--How do I replace the leather handles?>> There are several sources for leather handles -- The Rockler catalog (used to be called Woodworkers Store) & Van...
Thank you, Larry and Ess, for your help and suggestions. I've created a webpage at http://wingsnthings.tripod.com/trunks.htm with loads of pictures of the...
The black trunk is from the 20's or 30's. If you remove the black canvas, you'll find plywood (usually fir) rather than pretty pine boards. I don't take...
Thanks! The little one really appeals to me, too, I was thinking of working with it first. And I was thinking of doing something urepentantly crafty to one of...
Hey Lee, what a great post and pictures. Best of luck with your projects, keep us informed. Your site was way past cool! Hey Larry, I have limited experience...
I cinch the same as you are doing-a flat anvil held tightly on the inside. Since trunks are so flimsy and flexible, there is no other way of assuring it...
Thanks Larry, I appreciate you expertise. Good to hear from you. I've got an old harp case I've been waiting to restore for years. It belongs to one of my...
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