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Tag Archives: moisture damage
Clean a finish before you decide to strip it off
Here we have the top of a small folding game table from the early to mid 20th century, as you can see it is fairly rough. Most people seeing it would immediately say it needs to be stripped and refinished. … Continue reading
Posted in Finishing
Tagged cleaning furniture, distressing, finishing, furniture damage, moisture damage, shellac
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Straightening a Warp [ Compression Set ]
One of the most common questions I receive is “can you remove the warp from this_____” fill in the blank with something like table leaves, drawer bottom, or table top. The answer is always the same. ” That depends”. Anything … Continue reading
Posted in wood movement
Tagged compression set, fiber saturation point, furniture damage, moisture damage, repairing a warp, twist, warp, wood movement
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Finish Reamalgamation [ just one advantage of shellac ]
This is a Victorian dresser that came in to be restored, luckily it had it’s original shellac finish so it could be repaired and not refinished. One of the advantages of shellac and lacquer is that they can be re-amalgamated. … Continue reading
Posted in Finishing, Repairs
Tagged dye toner, finishing, moisture damage, reamalgamation, shellac
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Federal Style Table [ broken apron ]
The Federal period in the US was from 1780 to 1820, “It Combined the neoclassic furniture style characteristics of Hepplewhite and Sheraton. It is characterized by graceful straight lines, light construction, tapered legs, and the use of inlay, and contrasting … Continue reading
Posted in Repairs
Tagged federal period, fretwork, furniture damage, moisture damage, plywood, repairing a crack, table, wood movement
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Table Leaf 2 repairing the damage
As noted in the last post we have 5 types of damage that need to be addressed, chipped veneer, scratched veneer, swollen MDF, open seams and color and finish loss. The first step was to glue down the loose veneer, … Continue reading
Posted in Finishing, Repairs
Tagged dye toner, finishing, furniture damage, MDF, moisture damage, pigment toner
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Table Leaf part 1
In my last post I talked about some of the problems involved with the use of plywood and MDF in furniture construction. I’m sure that some people that read that post are convinced that I must be an insane old … Continue reading
Posted in Repairs, wood movement
Tagged furniture damage, MDF, moisture damage, table, wood movement, woodworking
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