Project Information
Bookcases Restoration
I was given two bookcases to restore.
They are handmade bookcases not factory made and they are made from veneered particle board.
They both where in very bad shape - legs missing - broken shelves - and the worst someone varnished over the original coating without even sanding, so the varnish was pilling off and he glued some pieces in a way that made dismantling them impossible.
I made a mortise leg - replace some broken hidden pieces - glue and screw to make them sturdy again - scrape the old varnish off and sand everything down to the veneer and gave them a few coats of polyurethane varnish.
The result was quite good considering how fragile they where.
Thanks for watching and commenting
Stelios Stavrinides
AKA Steliart
I was given two bookcases to restore.
They are handmade bookcases not factory made and they are made from veneered particle board.
They both where in very bad shape - legs missing - broken shelves - and the worst someone varnished over the original coating without even sanding, so the varnish was pilling off and he glued some pieces in a way that made dismantling them impossible.
I made a mortise leg - replace some broken hidden pieces - glue and screw to make them sturdy again - scrape the old varnish off and sand everything down to the veneer and gave them a few coats of polyurethane varnish.
The result was quite good considering how fragile they where.
Thanks for watching and commenting
Stelios Stavrinides
AKA Steliart