Time for another project or two......1800's Piano Stool

[Horsecroft88]

Well folks, no I havent dropped off the edge of he earth, although thewe last few weeks that might have been a good thing!!

My old late 1800's piano stool is now done, and stands proudly in the baywindow of our formal lounge. Looks great on our brushbox floor! I've sat on it without that sinking feeling!!! I reckon it looks beter than when m family acquired it nearly 50 years back.

The pics attached show the finished piece, waxed, re-upholstered in a piece of gold velvet from my mother. It has a crease in it where it was folded for so many years (couldn;t cut out a piece without fold marks) SWMBO suggests I leave it and it will 'come out' eventually!
So, for those interested..what I did:

- removed the lid and all old webbing, wadding, cover etc.
- re-glued the broken sections of frame and split around the hinge recesses, and rear face
- re-webbed, put in old wadding with some extra, and finished with the velvet covering
- cleaned the timber with 0000/ spirits
- x(now this is where the purists may need to bite their tongues ) decided to NOT key back and re-shellac (reading the thread, you'll see I decided this based on the number of deep gouges a young angelic me, and no doubt many pre-dated owners 'added' to the piece...would have needed too much timber to be keyed off) so....tried a couple of applications of (dark oak ) RaF & was happy with result
- finished the whole piece with U-beaut Trad Wax, then buffed
- finished the top with gold braid and brass antique style tacks.

So....now to get on with the next project!!

Dave...time you got on with yours too mate!!

As always, thanks to all for your advice and help, and to those who simply enjoyed watching this thread! Cheers, Lawry

Yeah yeah Lawry I hear you,....only kidding. Gee mate, that stool sure came up a real treat. I can well imagine how satisfying it must feel and look to you, let alone the family. That is a real credit to you. You have come a long way since you first started out with the English oak desk. No stopping you now. Me thinks I had better get cracking with my projects !!!

[Lawry01]

Cheers Dave...yup..love bringing it back into family use again!!!

[Grandad-5]

Whoops, seems I missed the end of this project. Top job Lawry. That RAF is quite the gear. I'm starting to like it more and more.

Jim

[Lawry01]

Whoops, seems I missed the end of this project. Top job Lawry. That RAF is quite the gear. I'm starting to like it more and more.

Jim

Cheers Jim..yes, I think in certain situations, RaF is the go. Particularly if the actual surface is in reasonable condition, and the finish not too far gone! I'm re-webbing / springing some old chairs/ chaise I have in my office at the moment (mainoy due to the fact that I almost fell through one of them as the webbing gave way!!) , and whilst the timbers look good, I reckon I'll rub a bit of light oak RaF on them to bring them up nicely! I do however sometimes feel like a cheat with it, (but I can live with myself still!!!) Regards, Lawry