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  1. Lightbulb Old Work Bench Restoration

    Started by sogni, 5th May 2013 04:31 PM
    • Replies: 4
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    18th June 2013, 08:03 AM Go to last post
  2. Identification Required

    Started by stevew, 1st June 2013 04:58 PM
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 1,593
    2nd June 2013, 11:51 AM Go to last post
  3. Let's turn this into a chair

    Started by Thumbthumper, 15th May 2013 02:24 PM
    3 Pages
    1 2 3
    • Replies: 30
    • Views: 6,387
    25th May 2013, 09:57 PM Go to last post
  4. Oil for restored oregon french doors?

    Started by Premer Stripper, 21st May 2013 05:09 PM
    • Replies: 8
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    23rd May 2013, 07:39 PM Go to last post
  5. Mango Outdoor Setting needs some TLC

    Started by Titch555, 20th May 2013 10:50 AM
    • Replies: 4
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    21st May 2013, 09:44 AM Go to last post
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 3,580
    19th May 2013, 10:28 PM Go to last post
  6. removing bitumen

    Started by gtseraf, 14th May 2013 06:30 PM
    affordable, bitumen, coated, easy, plywood, remove, removing, safe
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 1,558
    18th May 2013, 03:17 PM Go to last post
  7. how to restore this silky oak wardrobe? SOS!

    Started by pup76, 31st January 2013 12:49 PM
    • Replies: 8
    • Views: 5,490
    17th May 2013, 01:17 AM Go to last post
  8. 18th century Japanese 'kuruma tansu" wheeled chest restoration

    Started by fudo133, 24th November 2012 10:56 PM
    2 Pages
    1 2
    • Replies: 22
    • Views: 4,768
    17th May 2013, 01:14 AM Go to last post
  9. Wood filler

    Started by Rodney James, 12th May 2013 10:46 PM
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 1,907
    17th May 2013, 12:33 AM Go to last post
  10. What's the best way to take Merbau back to raw state?

    Started by MacPhang, 16th May 2013 05:49 PM
    approach, bearing, boxes, condition, deck, firstly, headed, hold, idea, len, merbau, mind, nails, oil, oiling, planter, poor, prepare, question, raw, round, rows, seating, stained, state, suggest, timber, timbers, twofold, wood
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 1,977
    16th May 2013, 05:54 PM Go to last post
  11. Arch Head Sash Windows

    Started by CabMak, 13th May 2013 04:56 PM
    appreciated, approach, arch, create, created, creating, double, experience, greatly, head, hung, ideas, lite, sash, scratch, single, sources, steve, successfully, techniques, unsure, windows, wondering
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 1,446
    13th May 2013, 04:56 PM Go to last post
  12. My Kitchen Dresser

    Started by OldGrain, 20th April 2013 12:32 PM
    ago, back.the, bought, bucks, coat, coated, collect, dresser, gordon, grain, hardware, houses, intention, kitchen, kitchenalia, linished, lot, oil, photo, picture, raw, remain, sand.i, sanded, sellers, steel, ten, texture, timber, time
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 2,136
    21st April 2013, 06:55 PM Go to last post
  13. Tool Chest restoration hardware

    Started by EarleY, 15th April 2013 12:17 AM
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 2,845
    15th April 2013, 07:32 PM Go to last post
  14. 1916 Singer Treadle Sewing Machine Cabinet Restore

    Started by mach70, 9th April 2013 12:44 PM
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 3,047
    11th April 2013, 11:08 PM Go to last post
  15. red cedar hall table - WIP

    Started by ARealBoy, 10th March 2013 08:20 PM
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 2,518
    20th March 2013, 06:21 AM Go to last post
  16. Removing Stain for timber

    Started by michaelw7291, 16th March 2013 08:12 PM
    baking, brother, bucket, day, envy, guy, hand, home, incorrect, legs, mix, night, query, remove, removing, sand, soak, soda, solution, stain, stained, task, timber, told
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 5,491
    17th March 2013, 09:48 PM Go to last post
  17. In desperate need of some opinions ASAP

    Started by fudo133, 10th March 2013 06:11 PM
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 2,101
    15th March 2013, 06:29 PM Go to last post
  18. Identification / valuation ?

    Started by arose62, 28th February 2013 07:32 AM
    2 Pages
    1 2
    • Replies: 15
    • Views: 3,506
    7th March 2013, 08:45 AM Go to last post
  19. Question Sandblasting to strip old finish

    Started by artme, 28th February 2013 08:28 PM
    acquired, couple, days, entertainment, extra, finish, job, pine, quickest, quickie, sandblasting, space, storage, strip, units, wondering
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 1,501
    6th March 2013, 08:58 AM Go to last post
  20. Help Please With Old Sideboard

    Started by hitch, 28th February 2013 04:47 PM
    • Replies: 9
    • Views: 2,755
    4th March 2013, 12:15 PM Go to last post
  21. Repro china cabinet repair job!

    Started by bonita, 23rd February 2013 04:44 PM
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 1,486
    23rd February 2013, 04:44 PM Go to last post
  22. New/old bedside tables

    Started by Thumbthumper, 19th January 2013 06:44 PM
    2 Pages
    1 2
    • Replies: 20
    • Views: 5,043
    18th February 2013, 10:27 AM Go to last post
  23. 1880 baggatelle pool table restoration help please

    Started by dhubilant, 14th January 2013 03:50 PM
    1880, advice, aged, appreciated, baggatelle, boards, cheers, circle, clamp, cribbage, cups, glenn, glue, inlaid, joins, leave, pics, pool, post, prior, project, restoration, restore, rounded, sand, scoring, slightly, starting, table, top
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 2,040
    8th February 2013, 11:54 PM Go to last post
  24. Metal Chair Spreaders

    Started by Peleroda, 28th January 2013 08:55 PM
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 1,836
    8th February 2013, 07:57 AM Go to last post
  25. Stripping wooden doors/staircase/door frames-melbourne

    Started by Rhonie, 6th February 2013 09:29 PM
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 2,745
    7th February 2013, 08:50 AM Go to last post
  26. removing finish from carved timber chairs

    Started by vincentvega, 18th January 2013 02:49 PM
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 2,279
    6th February 2013, 01:00 PM Go to last post
  27. Repairing a Lighthouse

    Started by besttools4u.com, 2nd February 2013 08:23 AM
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 1,457
    2nd February 2013, 08:23 AM Go to last post
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 1,401
    28th January 2013, 12:00 AM Go to last post
  28. Which wood grain filler?

    Started by EagerBeaver71, 15th January 2013 06:59 PM
    advice, alternative, appreciated, black, bog, builders, completely, enamel, filler, filling, grain, holes, larger, non-waterbased, painting, run, sam, spray, stuff, suggestions, tabletop, top, wood
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 1,830
    16th January 2013, 06:59 AM Go to last post

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