Hi all.
my friend ( a woman) has asked me several times if i could get her old Hans J Wegner table to look a bit more inviting so to speak, I though what the hell i am making Wegner furniture every day so why not..
oh dear oh dear, this turned out to be a harder job then first expected, the table was not made by PP møbler in the first place, second it was a veneered tabletop and not a solid one which i am used to make.
i had to re-glue some of the edges and sand it down very carefully getting all the +50 year old lacquer off it.
the legs and brass fittings got a good shine too
i think it turned out pretty good though :)
hope u guys like the result, feel free to comment and ask.
the tabletop as it was when i started
underneath
re-gluing the edges
taking the legs apart, sanding them down and scraping all the old glue off them
putting the legs back together and applying a good clear bio-oil
polishing the old brass to a shiny new finish
and the tabletop all oiled up
she was very pleased by the result by the way :)
nb: the table was produced by Andreas tuck many years ago it was called AT-303 it is now made by PP møbler and is called pp85
-- Cabinetmakers apprentice at PPmøbler Denmark
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Dennisgrosen
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#1 posted 458 days ago
hej Jacob :-)
det ser sgu inte så tosset ud
ain´t it good to have freinds asking to do nearly impossiple missions … :-)
hope Lærke preciate your efford
take care
Dennis
jacobRM
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#2 posted 458 days ago
hi Dennis
yes, she was very pleased with it, i forgot to mention that she called me tuesday and need the table friday because her family was visiting from Jutland. so i only had one day to do it, otherwise i would have been taking my time n done it even better :)
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Dennisgrosen
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#3 posted 458 days ago
thats the hard way to learn that you have to turn people down
when they come up with such deadlines
with less than 24 hours I think you made a great job
but please don´t do it again …. you make all others looking bad …. :-)
you know the words ….. good things take the time it takes not a second more or less LOL (klovborg)
doing jobs for fun in your sparetime isn´t the same as do it on the factory
give yourself looooong deadlines so you don´t burn out before time :-)
take care
Dennis
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#4 posted 457 days ago
haha, i turn people down don’t worry ;)
haha, nice Klovborg reference ;)
i use my workplace in my spare time, i have the key and can come and go as i please, its really nice to have all the machines and all the different sorts of wood at my disposal :) you are welcome for a workshop tour if you are near copenhagen one day.
Jacob :)
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#5 posted 457 days ago
Lucky Lærke.
Looking good.
Best thoughts,
Mads
-- Mad F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect. Democraticwoodworking.
Dennisgrosen
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#6 posted 457 days ago
thanks jacob
maybee I will when I can afford to visit Mads again then you proppebly have two visiters …. :-)
Dennis
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#7 posted 457 days ago
thanks Mafe, and you both would be welcome Dennis
Jacob
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