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<p>[QUOTE="Kim C, post: 3120541, member: 17636"]Hi everyone, first time poster although I've been reading. I have a question about a chest that I am in the process of refurbishing. Some of the hardware was missing or damaged and I am not able to find the exact replacements. I'm going to use some hardware that I already have until I can find the pieces I need. First, where do you go to find "authentic" hardware? The second question I have is about the screws holding the hardware. All of the screws are slotted, is it okay to change them to phillips or do I need to leave them slotted (in the hopes I never have to remove it again!)? Regardless of what I do, I'll keep all of the original hardware with the chest.</p><p><br /></p><p>I live in a 1908 bungalow in northern Alabama. This particular chest took forever to find, I had one and could not for the life of me find a second one. Almost all of my furniture is qs oak, as I feel that is probably what the original owners of the home would have had in it. Middle class, not poor or rich. I've added a before and after....not done yet, still working on letting the tung oil dry before putting the hardware back on. Photo is a little dark, but you get the idea.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]294207[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]294209[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kim C, post: 3120541, member: 17636"]Hi everyone, first time poster although I've been reading. I have a question about a chest that I am in the process of refurbishing. Some of the hardware was missing or damaged and I am not able to find the exact replacements. I'm going to use some hardware that I already have until I can find the pieces I need. First, where do you go to find "authentic" hardware? The second question I have is about the screws holding the hardware. All of the screws are slotted, is it okay to change them to phillips or do I need to leave them slotted (in the hopes I never have to remove it again!)? Regardless of what I do, I'll keep all of the original hardware with the chest. I live in a 1908 bungalow in northern Alabama. This particular chest took forever to find, I had one and could not for the life of me find a second one. Almost all of my furniture is qs oak, as I feel that is probably what the original owners of the home would have had in it. Middle class, not poor or rich. I've added a before and after....not done yet, still working on letting the tung oil dry before putting the hardware back on. Photo is a little dark, but you get the idea. [ATTACH=full]294207[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]294209[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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