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Merry Christmas Everyone.

Merry Christmas Everyone.

This has to be one of the most beautiful and unusu

This has to be one of the most beautiful and unusual pieces I’ve ever seen . Although Oddly enough I saw a picture of one similar on a slide last week as part of a lecture given by the Furniture History Society. I feel very lucky to see something like this in the flesh . A Stunning piece of Georgian tapestry on a card table @furniturehistorysociety . #restoration #antiquerestoration #antiquerestorer #restorer #furniturerestorer #femalerestorer #bafrarestorers #georgianantiques #georgianfurniture

Oak veneered chest on stand . When this came into

Oak veneered chest on stand . When this came into the workshop the finish has bloomed and degraded . There was lifting and missing veneer and loose and missing mouldings . The mouldings were refitted , and replaced as were the missing veneers . The finish which wasn’t original was removed with meths and then the piece lightly polished and waxed . #restoration #antiquerestoration #chestonstand #antiquerestorer #restorer #furniturerestorer #femalerestorer #bafrarestorers

Hand cut wooden thread for drawer knob . #restorat

Hand cut wooden thread for drawer knob . #restoration #antiquerestoration #antiquerestorer #restorer #furniturerestorer #woodturning #femalerestorer #bafrarestorers

I’ve found some odd things in the back of people

I’ve found some odd things in the back of peoples drawers but never a dead frog before . 😢😬

Two badly fire damaged yew wood candlesticks . I c

Two badly fire damaged yew wood candlesticks . I couldn’t save the tops so new sections were turned and fitted . I’m a self taught wood turner and am pretty chuffed with how these turned out #woodturning #femalewoodworker #femalewoodturner #restoration #antiquerestoration #antiquerestorer #restorer #furniturerestorer #femalerestorer #bafrarestorers

Beautiful Chinese table, sun faded and stained wit

Beautiful Chinese table, sun faded and stained with loose joints. The joints were reglued. The stains were bleach as much as possible and then the whole piece was waxed with a dark wax to bring it back to life . #restoration #antiquerestoration #antiquerestorer #restorer #furniturerestorer #femalerestorer #bafrarestorers

Two packets of screws and a packet of sweets in a

Two packets of screws and a packet of sweets in a box 39cmx 32cm x 8cm . Delivered by DPD in a van . Really @ironmongerydirectuk this could have gone in a Jiffy bag . No wonder the delivery was almost as much as the order .

Two stunning faux bamboo chairs that I’ve just f

Two stunning faux bamboo chairs that I’ve just finished restoring . They are made of turned beech . Wood worm love beech and these have been badly eaten in places causing the arm on one to break . It was reglued and pieces of beech were spliced in to replace missing sections. It’s not the first time the chairs have been repaired as you can see in the other two photos . Someone turned replacement front rails and then kerfed them rather than steaming them. This now just adds to the history of these pieces and tells its own story ! #restoration #antiquerestoration #antiquerestorer #restorer #furniturerestorer #femalerestorer #bafrarestorers

It’s my birthday so I’m taking the day off to

It’s my birthday so I’m taking the day off to ride my bike in my new socks !

This boulle work table left the workshop this week

This boulle work table left the workshop this week . It arrived with a bag of loose pieces of brass and quite a bit missing . All the loose pieces were relaid and the missing parts cut and engraved. Fortunately all the tortoise shell was still in place . All lifting brass was relaid and true whole piece was then lightly cleaned and polished #restoration #antiquerestoration #antiquerestorer #restorer #furniturerestorer #femalerestorer #boule #femalerestorer #femalewoodworker #femalerestorers #bafrarestorers

Treated myself to a few new diamonds ! In my book

Treated myself to a few new diamonds ! In my book these are the only ones worth having and I’m really chuffed with it . Made by Atoma bought from Workshop Heaven @workshopheaven #restorer #diamondsharpening #workshoplife

When you get carried away with the current job and

When you get carried away with the current job and don’t think it through first . Cutting a breakers piece up to repair the puppy chewed leg of a table . Wasted a good screw and may now have a blunt band saw blade ! 😖. It was obvious there was a screw there ! .Oh well but at least the table leg will look better when I’m done .
This isn’t the first puppy chewed piece I’ve had in the workshop recently and I doubt it will be the last. ! 🐶#antiquerestorer #antiquerestoration #mahoganyfurniture #antiquerepair #puppydamage

This chair left the workshop yesterday . The front

This chair left the workshop yesterday . The front bent beech ply leg had snapped off. It was reglued and pieces of beech were steamed and laminated to make replacement sections that were spliced in . #furniturerestorer #furniturerestoration #bentbeechwoodchair #danishdesign #brunomathsson

My previous post showed this chair with a new fron

My previous post showed this chair with a new front rail . After doing my bit it went to the super talented @lisaperryupholstery to have the tapestry seat replaced . The tapestry had been done by the clients mother so it was important that it was carefully removed and refitted. Lisa and I often work together like this .#restoration #antiquerestorer #antiquerestoration #traditionalupholstery

Rail replacement service. 😂#antiquerestorer #an

Rail replacement service. 😂#antiquerestorer #antiquerestoration #antiquechairs #woodworm

Not only is this a bit of heavily worn eaten walnu

Not only is this a bit of heavily worn eaten walnut . The chair maker must have squeezed this part of the chair out of the only wood left, a knotty rough bit of the edge of the plank . #restoration #walnut #nursingchair #antiquerestorer #antiquerestoration

Experimenting with the steam setting on the oven .

Experimenting with the steam setting on the oven .! This is going to go one of two ways ! . Steam bending some beech strips for a repair . #restoration #restorer #steambending

I’ve probably had this plane sitting in a shelf

I’ve probably had this plane sitting in a shelf for nearly 20years . I was given the main part by the wonderful Brian Duffy and I cobbled the rest together but only recently bought a blade for it . So it’s finally up and running . Don’t know why it took me so long as I can see it becoming a favourite ! # tools #restoration #restorer #antiquerestorer

Walnut veneered cocktail cabinet . Stains removed

Walnut veneered cocktail cabinet . Stains removed ,missing mouldings replaced . Front repolished and interior lighting re wired. Now ready to be restocked with drinks and glasses. Just in time for the weekend .#restoration #restorer #furniturerestorer #furniturerestoration

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