| Project by chrispking | posted 269 days ago | 274 views | 0 times favorited | 5 comments |  |
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So, I found this desk in an abandoned apartment where I work. The desk was in a few pieces, so I put it back together and proceeded to strip the god awful paint from it. That alone took 12 sheets of the heaviest sand paper I could find. The drawer’s were just as bad. I removed the old handle’s from the drawer’s. I ended up going with a Bombay Mahogany Stain (3 coats), and a Clear protective finish (3 coats), to bring it all together. Now I have the most beautiful desk I’ve ever owned.
-- Rev. King Christopher
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CharlieM1958
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posted 269 days ago
Good save.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
cabinetmaster
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posted 269 days ago
Good save is right. Congratulations on the find and the restoration.
-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps
Stephen Fox
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posted 269 days ago
My wife and I have stripped every door and most of the window sashes and woodwork in our house. We use everything from heat gun, chemical stripper, scrapers, and sandpaper to get through the paint. Until you have gone through it it is hard to appreciate how much effort it takes. Job well done!
-- Stephen NYS
Beginningwoodworker
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posted 269 days ago
Nice work.
-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker
Randy
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posted 268 days ago
Nice save, Love the color!
-- If you have gone through a whole day without learning something new, you wasted it.