Just get a bottle of Old English dark oil ! Its a scratch cover and will hide most of the imperfections ! Apply and let sit about 15 minutes and...
Called a black capped chickadee !!
Vice grips or pliers to hold the bolt with one hand and tap the wing nut with a hammer to loosen it !! Treat with a rust remover and a good oil...
Thank you for the welcome !!
Reading from left to right,, looks like a stylized SH !! With way the wood grain is running doing straight lines is easier without all the skips...
Looks like this sideboard started out as a japanned or combination piece !! It looks more like mid 19th century England or Scotland !! That is why...
Seeing the back side would help !!
Very nice work !! I did the same thing with an empire revival sideboard and grain and all came off !! Had to re-grain the entire top !! Luckily...
Just do a search for early Boston rockers and you can see several variations !! I agree,, just leave it as-is !! Family heirloom !! They are...
Well I`ll be darned,, first one of those I have seen !!
Are you sure both pieces go together ?? Where did you get it ?? Does the brass rod fit into the tube snugly or is there space around it ??
I have done many things I would have liked to keep but the owners were not to keen on that idea !! Did your piano stool have glass balls ?? I...
Restoring furniture with layers of paint is a tedious process !! If you have a friendly doctor or vet get a few scalpels from them !! They work...
Beautiful restoration !!
Must have been typing at the same time !! Was no answer when I first looked !! Good to know first names !! I like the glasses !!
Looks like Slater !!
Would be helpful to see the underside of all chairs !! Would not make much difference in value either way !! Maybe another $5. or so !! It...
California is usually more than the rest of the country !!
That is what it looks like,,gravy boat underplate !! Is it translucent as the older milk glass is ??
In the UK which is where I suspect this desk is from,,they used hand cut dovetails well into the 30`s!! Most in the industry there resisted...
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