For the last few weeks, I've been refurbishing a piece of furniture that I think belonged to Al's mother. It was very 1970s in appearance, with a spatter/fruit wood finish, fake brass hardware, and plastic scroll work. I decided to give it an update with new finish, new hardware,and some paint to disguise the plastic top and the old hardware holes (I drilled new ones.)
It dose look good...
Looks fantastic!!, Ma would be proud!!!
Slammer!!!
It’s a beaut !
I bet the dovetails are works of art
Nice work! A lot more patience than I have.
Looks good!
That looks great, Liz! Love the contrast, too.
Looking Good!
Good to see something saved in this “throw-away” world! Excellent work!
I wish I had the space to do projects like that. Good for you!
I've done similar, back when I HAD to.
I don't enjoy that work, but I admire your skill & ability.
Next one up fer Liz...
The banjo pickin chair... :0)
I've been learning how to weave a rush seat via a YouTube video (what else?) The "rush" seating is actually a paper product, and will tear if you get it too wet. On the flip side, it is stiff if you don't get it wet enough. Around 15 minutes is optimum. Once you get it going and learn the pattern, it's not too bad--the most annoying part of the whole process is tying on new lengths of rush when you run out. My goal is to finish it by Friday for Al's birthday. It's not perfect, but starting to look pretty decent. Definitely a learning curve!
Forgot to add: the chair was covered with some kind of black paint that was incredibly hard to get off. (Lead?!) The first stain I tried turned out to be a nasty beige color and was more like a paint. At that point I was ready to give up and consign it to the burn pile, so Al patiently sanded off the whole thing again and I bought some new stain that looks better. Started the seat yesterday.
Fineeto...
Liz did...
Pretty dang good fer the first time of ever dooin it.. :0)
Looks great! She's very talented.
Fine work,Liz.
It holds my butt pretty not ..too ..bad..! :0)
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