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This chair has several layers of paint that needed to be removed. The paint is now falling off...

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Uploaded on Dec 12, 2011

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The work is completed on this Rocking Chair and it looks amazing. We applied a Walnut water...

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Uploaded on Dec 12, 2011

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The rocking chair has been stripped of it's old stain and finish. We now need to take...

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Uploaded on Dec 12, 2011

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Here you can see this rocking chair after a few repairs were done to the right rocker and the left arm.

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Uploaded on Dec 12, 2011

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Would you ever guess that this was furniture finish bubbling up? I think those bubbles look so cool.

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Uploaded on Nov 3, 2011

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This table leaf gives us a fun picture as the finish bubbles up during the stripping process.

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Uploaded on Nov 3, 2011

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The work is done on this table. It looks beautiful and is worthy of being put on display!

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Uploaded on Oct 31, 2011

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The table has 4 coats of shellac, 2 of Orange, and 2 of Super Blonde. It looks amazing. The...

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Uploaded on Oct 31, 2011

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The customer decided not to have anything done to the lower shelf. The paper came off in the...

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Uploaded on Oct 31, 2011

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As you can see, the veneer likes great, there are no signs of the patches anymore, and all...

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Uploaded on Oct 31, 2011

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Once all the work was done, and a layer of shellac was applied, it was time for some touchups....

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Uploaded on Oct 31, 2011

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Touchup work is very fine, detailed artist type work. Usually though an artist's work is meant...

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Uploaded on Oct 31, 2011

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Here you can easily see where the veneer patch stands out from the rest of the veneer. This is a...

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Uploaded on Oct 31, 2011

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We began by gluing back on all the pieces of original veneer that had come loose, or come off all the way.

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Uploaded on Oct 31, 2011

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After each piece of veneer was glued back on, hefty clamping was required so that the...

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For the areas where the veneer was missing, we had to try and find woods that would match...

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Uploaded on Oct 31, 2011

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The first thing we had to do on this table was strip off the old finish. Once that step...

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Uploaded on Oct 31, 2011

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As you can see, the veneer was in disarray. There were pieces peeling all over, and quite a bit came right off.

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Uploaded on Oct 31, 2011

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