Retired Engineer doing what he likes to do

Saturday, October 13, 2012

Oak Table Chairs


Solid Oak Table and Chairs refinished with Early American 
Stain and Polyurathane


Table in the refinishing process

Sunday, October 7, 2012

New Piano Bench for Old Piano

Bench was made of figured maple and stained
dark cherry to match the Piano made in 1884

Dressers & chests

Well built but old
Mirror mounted and ready for hardware
Tiger Maple front very nice
Dresser with Hutch special Walnut finish
Matching chest also had to be refinished
A three year old gets this one with glass knobes

Gravity Washer 1900

Tub had to be rebuilt and soaked to tighten bands
Tub fitted to the stand
Ringer added & ready to wash clothes

Chairs & Rocker Refinishing

Dining chairs bought in 1907 repaired 2012
Made several new spindles



Child's Rocking Chair Stained and Recaned





Leather Chair with Broken Arm



Chair back in service


Very old chairs need repaired

New Dark Cherry finish

Saturday, October 6, 2012

Glass Cabinet Refinished

Lower Cabinet Before
Door frames Before
Top Cabinet Before



Glass Cabinet  Refinished
Cream with Brown Glaze

Cabinet Before Glazing