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  1. How to get purpleheart gidgee colouring back?

    Started by Dengue, 30th December 2014 12:08 AM
    colouring, gidgee, purpleheart 12 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 14
    • Views: 2,120
    Dengue
    31st December 2014, 07:43 PM Go to last post

  2. silky oak dresser restoration

    Started by womble, 16th December 2014 08:33 AM
    dresser, oak, restoration, silky 32 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 8
    • Views: 1,912
    Bob38S
    29th December 2014, 10:21 AM Go to last post

  3. Question Restoration of teak table and chairs

    Started by awaye, 28th June 2009 06:26 PM
    ago, appeares, cabinet, chairs, deep, dining, doh, edging, family, fond, laquered, legs, matching, planning, remove, repairs, restoration, restore, scraper, scratched, solid, sratches, suggestions, table, teak, top, tops, veneer, veneered, worn 7 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 5,645
    meggg
    6th December 2014, 06:58 AM Go to last post

  4. The Snelling chair

    Started by Thumbthumper, 20th October 2014 10:12 AM
    chair, snelling 24 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 2,452
    hiroller
    3rd December 2014, 11:16 PM Go to last post

  5. finishing a dining table

    Started by brisbanedave, 14th November 2014 03:27 PM
    dining, finishing, table
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 1,363
    rob streeper
    2nd December 2014, 11:09 AM Go to last post

  6. renovating outdoor furniture

    Started by kippara, 20th November 2014 07:11 AM
    furniture, outdoor, renovating
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 1,648
    soundman
    28th November 2014, 11:30 AM Go to last post

  7. Seal timber before painting

    Started by 2sharp, 20th November 2014 01:06 PM
    painting, seal, timber
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 1,480
    soundman
    23rd November 2014, 11:44 PM Go to last post

  8. Splicing 120mm x 120mm post in the middle?

    Started by scorchio, 12th November 2014 10:19 PM
    120mm, middle, post, splicing
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 1,546
    Wrongwayfirst
    14th November 2014, 09:51 AM Go to last post

  9. Spindle High Chair

    Started by Thumbthumper, 8th September 2014 11:03 AM
    2 Pages •
    1 2
    chair, high, spindle 37 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 16
    • Views: 4,864
    Ross Lambert
    6th November 2014, 01:14 AM Go to last post

  10. Outdoor table in need of love....

    Started by DRMS, 20th October 2014 06:10 PM
    love, outdoor, table 4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 8
    • Views: 2,311
    Evanism
    4th November 2014, 10:48 PM Go to last post

  11. Best Way to Fix a Broken Back

    Started by cpsmusic, 3rd November 2014 12:34 PM
    broken, fix 4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 1,144
    Thumbthumper
    3rd November 2014, 11:00 PM Go to last post

  12. Question Beeswax polish

    Started by mrsh0409, 19th October 2014 11:48 AM
    beeswax, polish, polist
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 1,186
    Xanthorrhoeas
    19th October 2014, 10:40 PM Go to last post

  13. Using Shagreen?

    Started by fudo133, 13th October 2014 07:57 AM
    shagreen
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 851
    fletty
    19th October 2014, 08:11 AM Go to last post

  14. Timber Veneer Needs Attention

    Started by Vintage77, 6th October 2014 01:11 PM
    attention, timber, veneer 2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 1,108
    Vintage77
    7th October 2014, 08:26 AM Go to last post

  15. Question Clean & Restore Teak Parker Chairs

    Started by mtchairs, 23rd August 2014 04:35 PM
    chairs, clean, parker, restore, teak
    • Replies: 5
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    Xanthorrhoeas
    3rd October 2014, 08:39 PM Go to last post

  16. maple slab table with steam stains

    Started by cazzie, 29th September 2014 11:06 AM
    maple, slab, stains, steam, table
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 923
    Master Splinter
    29th September 2014, 02:16 PM Go to last post

  17. Oregon Coffee Table

    Started by rudy59, 14th September 2014 01:43 PM
    coffee, oregon, table 5 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 8
    • Views: 2,649
    soundman
    28th September 2014, 10:47 AM Go to last post

  18. Any Ideas? restoring a travel trunk hinge

    Started by mikebrg, 15th September 2014 05:49 PM
    hinge, ideas, restoring, travel, trunk
    • Replies: 5
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    soundman
    28th September 2014, 10:29 AM Go to last post

  19. EPOXY OR FIBREGLASS RESIN

    Started by gavinabrown, 23rd September 2014 09:35 AM
    epoxy, fibreglass, resin
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 2,024
    soundman
    28th September 2014, 10:18 AM Go to last post

  20. Stamp meaning

    Started by jhmoore888, 10th August 2014 06:44 PM
    stamp, table, ago, restorer, brisbane, advice, meaning, noticed, queensland, maple, estate, deceased, reads, a-2d, means, european, labour, 1992, bought
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 1,620
    fletty
    13th August 2014, 11:21 AM Go to last post

  21. Question Taking the black of old silky oak furniture

    Started by MargieY, 2nd October 2013 11:17 PM
    advice, andwould, bit, black, boiled, bootpolish, dad, furniture, googling, itis, japan, lightenit, linseed, lots, metho, nice, nick, oak, paintstripper, pieces, questions, remove, silky, stain, suggested, surface, taking, top, turps, worn
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 9,506
    RoyG
    6th August 2014, 07:03 PM Go to last post

  22. Whats this behind my plaster walls? Asbestos?

    Started by Chargin, 16th June 2014 04:31 PM
    15mm, 50s, 6mm, asbestos, attached, board, built, cover, door, double, entire, fibrous, frames, house, internal, layer, moulding, pack, packing, pic, plaster, realise, suggests, surface, suspect, thick, thickness, thin, wall, walls 1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 13
    • Views: 5,512
    soundman
    19th July 2014, 09:42 AM Go to last post

  23. A little cedar writing desk followed me home ...

    Started by Thumbthumper, 23rd March 2014 03:15 PM
    3 Pages •
    1 2 3
    308271308272308273, 308274, 308281, address, build, called, carve, cedar, character, couple, damage, desk, draw, filler, holes, home, hoping, leg, match, nail, original, oxide, pieces, plaster, scrub, splice, stain, top, turnings, writing 62 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 33
    • Views: 7,979
    Christos
    9th June 2014, 11:37 PM Go to last post

  24. Goodwins of Brisbane Sideboard - Garage Sale find - need advice

    Started by Paulnoonan, 18th May 2014 09:49 PM
    advice, attractive, australia, brisbane, buy, carefully, coat, fittings, garage, gloss, goodwins, hardware, job, locks, looked, original, paint, piece, polyurethane, practical, preferably, replace, sale, seller, sideboard, source, supplied, timber, traditional, varnish 14 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 2,465
    Paulnoonan
    20th May 2014, 08:12 PM Go to last post

  25. PMG Shed Find.

    Started by goodwoody, 26th April 2014 01:53 PM
    2 Pages •
    1 2
    1/2, concerns, connected, correct, dairies, damien, desired, discovered, ear, finish, groovers, hay, hope, info, knowledge, metre, modern, original, phone, picture, pmg, possibly, purchase, real, shed, swap, wall, wire, wire/cable, written 3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 15
    • Views: 4,426
    Mobyturns
    18th May 2014, 10:49 AM Go to last post

  26. The red chair

    Started by Thumbthumper, 9th March 2014 02:15 PM
    3 Pages •
    1 2 3
    2tsup, 306888, 306889306890, bit, break, busy, chair, complete, directly, easy, gently, glue, gun, heat, joints, original, paint, painted, pics, polish, post, red, scrape, seat, spindles, stupidly, tapped, time, varnish, warm 62 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 33
    • Views: 6,116
    burraboy
    17th May 2014, 05:35 AM Go to last post

  27. Sideboard Restoration Help

    Started by 62woollybugger, 17th March 2014 09:53 PM
    307678307677307676307675, ago, construction, couple, doordoh, dovetailed, drawer, finish, fronts, gun, heat, intend, left, lighten, m.c, marks, nailed, paint, painted, panel, poly, remove, removing, restoration, scortch, sideboard, stamped, started, starting, wipe 4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 2,297
    62woollybugger
    10th May 2014, 10:20 PM Go to last post

  28. Blackwood Chair Restoration (Cane seats & Finishing)

    Started by TrevorMcc, 30th April 2014 06:11 PM
    arms, bear, blackwood, cane, chair, chairs, cut, dining, finishing, forums, learn, meed, photos, post, previous, replaced, restoration, seat, seats, suggestions, ugly, upholsteredwas 3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 1,905
    Thumbthumper
    2nd May 2014, 06:47 PM Go to last post

  29. Furniture Australian Standard Query

    Started by hap97, 23rd April 2014 06:42 PM
    311387311388, article, australian, australian standard, chest, clue, complies, determine, drawers, era, furniture, label, photo, query, requirements, standard, times 2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 3,815
    Mobyturns
    23rd April 2014, 07:42 PM Go to last post

  30. Looking for a Finishing Product Supplier

    Started by Chick, 14th March 2014 03:54 PM
    cal040382gmail.com, email, finishing, oil, philippines, product, quantity, shellac, ship, supplier, tung
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 1,175
    Xanthorrhoeas
    20th April 2014, 07:20 PM Go to last post

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