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Nice work -- my father was a carpenter by hobby, partially learnt from his father, and partially self-taught. He did some refinish work, but disliked it.
I mention this because we had a very similar desk to the one in the video. It came from our grandparent's farmhouse way out in the farmlands of South Dakota -- and Dad wouldn't touch it for love or money. Looking at the construction of this desk (I didn't see nail one, it was all pegs and glue), I can see why he wouldn't.
I've had occasion to refinish an end table and an old radio cabinet, and also some wrought iron yard furniture and a banker's floor lamp. I loved doing it (which surprised me). There's just something about bringing dingy, battered old wood back to life that gave me pleasure. Of course, the quality of the wood might have had something to do with it - the radio cabinet (which I converted into a bookcase) is made of mahogany, with some satinwood highlights. The end table is also mahogany.
Yes, the wood does make a difference. I'm (at best) a rough carpenter, but even I know that!
The desk of which I speak had been painted and/or varnished so many times you couldn't tell what the wood was! But it was definitely pre-WWII. So, probably good quality stuff.
Nice work -- my father was a carpenter by hobby, partially learnt from his father, and partially self-taught. He did some refinish work, but disliked it.
ReplyDeleteI mention this because we had a very similar desk to the one in the video. It came from our grandparent's farmhouse way out in the farmlands of South Dakota -- and Dad wouldn't touch it for love or money. Looking at the construction of this desk (I didn't see nail one, it was all pegs and glue), I can see why he wouldn't.
I've had occasion to refinish an end table and an old radio cabinet, and also some wrought iron yard furniture and a banker's floor lamp. I loved doing it (which surprised me). There's just something about bringing dingy, battered old wood back to life that gave me pleasure. Of course, the quality of the wood might have had something to do with it - the radio cabinet (which I converted into a bookcase) is made of mahogany, with some satinwood highlights. The end table is also mahogany.
ReplyDeleteYes, the wood does make a difference. I'm (at best) a rough carpenter, but even I know that!
ReplyDeleteThe desk of which I speak had been painted and/or varnished so many times you couldn't tell what the wood was! But it was definitely pre-WWII. So, probably good quality stuff.