Making mounts for coathooks and bulldog clips

An unusual request to make mounts for these items but an interesting project

Repairs to a Shoolbred dressing chest

This good quality figured ash dressing chest was in poor condition prior to coming in to the workshop. The top and left side had suffered severe water damage causing the timber to turn a grey colour. The whole piece had to be cleaned down before repolishing and waxing. For French polishing advice please visit our website polishing page

Restoration of mahogany sideboard

This very elegant early nineteenth century sideboard was covered in sticky olive oil. The whole piece had to be hand stripped ,restored and french polished before a final coat of wax. For information and advice about french polishing

To restore or not to restore. That is the question

This late Victorian burr walnut centre table was almost declined for restoration as the top was extremely damaged. Totally destroyed finish caused by moisture and the lifting of large parts of veneer prooved to be a real challenge.

However after totally stripping the top and relaying the veneer, the whole piece was stripped ,cleaned and repolished. Missing veneers were replaced and coloured out to match the surrounding timbers before the whole piece was waxed. It was a challenge but paid off in the end