Repairing an Edwardian clock case

This image on the left shows the concave side of an Edwardian figured oak mantle clock. It had lost some veneer and had to be restored and re polished. The difficulty was in getting the right shade of colour so natural pigments had to be used. Below is the clock side after repairing and colouring in. There was also a fleck in the grain that had to be simulated.

Restoration of 18th Century corner cupboard

This unrestored late 18th century corner cupboard on the left is made from oak, having a mahogany cross banding. There were several pieces of molding that were missing as well as loose veneers. After restoration the whole cupboard  had to be cleaned and polished, finishing off with fine wire wool and wax. A key was then made for the lock and the brass ware cleaned. For more polishing information visit our website
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Restoring a pair of chairs

This attractive pair of fruit wood chairs had spent several years in a barn . They had to be fully treated before re gluing the frames and repairing. The chairs were then cleaned and polished, finishing off with wire wool and wax.