| Project by pastahill | posted 04-03-2011 09:25 PM | 3291 views | 1 time favorited | 10 comments |  |
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This is a restauration project what i have done one year ago. I found this cabinet in the garage of my father-in-law. I think it stays there for the last 70 jears, because i found paintrings from colourcans with sticked on newspaper, with old german letters( pre 1945 ), in it.Like you can see was the cabinett in a very bad shape. It was overpainted 3 times, a lot of nails were driven in, “to hang things”,on the outside. The legs were completle rotten and the wood worm was in. After etching the whole colour from the cabinet, i have seen that i have to replace the complet cabinet ground of the top part, because the worm was very busy.New legs where made on the lathe and after smothing the surface i coloured it with waterbased stains. I brought up some nice caucasien walnut veneer and waxed everything with with my homemade finish. It consists of beewax, carnauber, parafin and turpentine oil. After polishing by hand it has a nice shine and a fine smell which lasts over years.
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Ken90712
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#1 posted 04-03-2011 09:54 PM
Amazing save! One to be proud of!
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kansas
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#2 posted 04-04-2011 12:07 AM
Very nice!
Lee A. Jesberger
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#3 posted 04-04-2011 01:41 AM
WOW;
That’s an incredible transformation!!!
Beautiful job.
Lee
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TJCROSS
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#4 posted 04-04-2011 02:00 AM
Nice job.
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nuttree
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#5 posted 04-04-2011 03:03 AM
What a great old cabinet. You did a very nice job of saving it.
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lightweightladylefty
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#6 posted 04-04-2011 04:41 AM
Fabulous transformation! Thanks for sharing.
L/W
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Jeffrey Alexander
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#7 posted 04-05-2011 03:33 PM
Beautiful restoration work!
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saddletramp
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#8 posted 04-05-2011 03:46 PM
Hard to believe that it’s the same cabinet. Amazing job of restoration.
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tinnman65
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#9 posted 04-06-2011 03:51 PM
Excellent work. When I first saw the before picture I was thinking “you have to be kidding me”.
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jcees
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#10 posted 04-11-2011 06:10 AM
Lovely work, mon ami. Brava!
always,
J.C.
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