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It's always nice to make something new. Sometimes though, it's really nice to restore something as well. This chest was in a fire at my clients' house … the second picture in the series above is the before shot … the third is before we 'touched it up', doing as little as possible to 'preserve and protect' in a 100% reversible manner … we did a lot of research and in the end, we were all pleased with the results … in the picture with the red writing is the client's last name, 'chinn', and the date 1706, the year one of his relatives was married, and the year that relative built a house in virginia that is still standing today … So, don't automatically look down your nose if someone asks you to 'fix' something or 'restore' something. It could well be, like this one, an interesting, challenging, and rewarding experience. There are larger photos and a detailed description of the process on my dorset custom furniture blog
