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<p>[QUOTE="stocker08, post: 2887056, member: 16884"]So I finally got it home and disassembled. Definitely in worse shape than the assembled front gives it credit for. As I think I said....I am going to try and keep the original wood in tact as much as possible. The thing doesn't appear to be held together by nails anywhere. Just cleaning up some of the front pieces removed showed that the wood is still very beautiful. So I'm not too concerned about that. </p><p><br /></p><p>For the most part, my plans include new shelves, where the two were missing in the top part. Probably a piece to simply set on top of the bottom piece. It's in pretty bad shape to the point where I'm not sure what I can do with it. Boards over the slats, or entirely replacing them.</p><p><br /></p><p>After that....I don't know. I am open to suggestions. What I can do to clean up some of the rough areas? The back is something that I am not sure what to do with. One of the drawers is pretty warped. Doesn't affect it's fit in the slot....so I might not do anything about it.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/gAxcxVW.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/R3EeRj4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/AouyHUB.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/DHRQjCh.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/Nn4pNaI.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/18k7B2N.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/KT0EjdI.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stocker08, post: 2887056, member: 16884"]So I finally got it home and disassembled. Definitely in worse shape than the assembled front gives it credit for. As I think I said....I am going to try and keep the original wood in tact as much as possible. The thing doesn't appear to be held together by nails anywhere. Just cleaning up some of the front pieces removed showed that the wood is still very beautiful. So I'm not too concerned about that. For the most part, my plans include new shelves, where the two were missing in the top part. Probably a piece to simply set on top of the bottom piece. It's in pretty bad shape to the point where I'm not sure what I can do with it. Boards over the slats, or entirely replacing them. After that....I don't know. I am open to suggestions. What I can do to clean up some of the rough areas? The back is something that I am not sure what to do with. One of the drawers is pretty warped. Doesn't affect it's fit in the slot....so I might not do anything about it. [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/gAxcxVW.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/R3EeRj4.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/AouyHUB.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/DHRQjCh.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/Nn4pNaI.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/18k7B2N.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/KT0EjdI.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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