FurnitureRestoration

2006-07-19T03:38:00.000-07:00

I picked this bit of furniture from a 2nd hand man for $40.00 in June 2006. I thought it might have some restoration potential. I am not a carpenter or a very good handyman but I thought I would have a crack at it and ask my father-in-law to help me by building the Drawers that were missing from this piece of furniture. We called it a Sideboard. I went down to Bunnings and purchased a good quality orbital sander and a heap of white coloured sandpaper that does not clog. I then removed the ply from the Doors and from the rear of the unit and disposed of it. I then attacked the unit with the sander and went at it for hours on end. There were lots of holes I bogged up with "Timbermate". After the unit was sanded back and the Carpentry was finished by my father-in-law Noel Palmer. I applied a couple of coats of Cabot's Interior Stain (Semi Transparent). I left it for a couple of days and then applied Cabot's Danish Oil to finish the unit off. The trick with the Danish Oil is to apply it with a brush or rag and wait 10 minutes and them rub it off in the direction of the grain. I applied a few coats of the Danish Oil and lightly hand sanded with 400 grit paper between coats. Have a look at the restoration project below shown in chronological order.

2006-07-19T03:36:00.000-07:00

The left-hand section of the Sideboard in its original condition prior to restoration.

2006-07-19T03:31:00.000-07:00

The right-hand part of the Sideboard in its original condition prior to restoration.

2006-07-19T03:27:00.000-07:00

Doors removed and sanded back are propped up for this pic. Notice the Site Manager at rear.

2006-07-19T03:23:00.000-07:00

The Sideboard sanded back with the Doors removed and the ply backing removed. A lot of sanding was involved to get the Sideboard back to a state suitable for staining and oiling.

2006-07-19T03:17:00.000-07:00

Sideboard with Drawers added in the centre. The Doors on either end with new ply. A bit of fancy woodwork that was once on the top of wardrobe was added. My very clever father-in-law Noel Palmer built the Drawers from scratch and cut out the ply panels for the Doors and did numerous other clever woodworking techniques to restore this Sideboard

2006-07-19T03:12:00.000-07:00

The Sideboard just before I fitted the Door and Drawer Pulls

2006-07-19T03:10:00.000-07:00

This is the finished article. It came up really well