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Antique Flour/Mill Cabinet

Project by Ronnie Jackson posted 178 days ago 713 views 0 times favorited 10 comments Add to Favorites Watch

This old flour sifting cabinet came to me without alot of hope. It had a ton of rot and the original tambour door was missing. However the customer insisted it be restored no matter the cost. And the worst part was that she wanted the paint removed to showcase the original poplar that lay beneath. 3 weeks later this is what i came out with

-- BlueMillWoodworking@gmail.com


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tpastore

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posted 178 days ago

Looks like a Hoosier cabinet. My parents have one. Great job on the restoration!

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Kindlingmaker

1476 posts in 424 days


posted 178 days ago

An OUTSTANDING restoration! Looks really really Great!

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

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Loucarb

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posted 178 days ago

Great job on the restoration.

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lew

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posted 178 days ago

Hard to believe it is the same piece!!

Beautiful Work!!

Does the tambour door use canvas as a backing?

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PGreene

87 posts in 328 days


posted 178 days ago

My mom has one that my grandfather restored this exact same way. Strangely enough it has become a true family heirloom. Great job!

-- Patrick

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Ronnie Jackson

44 posts in 178 days


posted 178 days ago

thanks everyone. as far as the backing i used 100% cotton cloth, i washed it dryed it to prevent any shrinking and white glued it.

-- BlueMillWoodworking@gmail.com

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Scott Bryan

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posted 178 days ago

Ronnie, this is a nice restoration on the Hoosier cabinet. Having “before” pictures posted along with a restoration is a nice touch. You did a good job on the poplar as well. Poplar can be a challenge to finish but it looks like you handled it just fine.

Thanks for the post.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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cabinetmaster

8663 posts in 456 days


posted 178 days ago

A real good looking restoration. You did a fabulous job. Didn’t look like you had much to start with but it turned out great.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

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a1Jim

17022 posts in 475 days


posted 178 days ago

Hey Ronnie
A great Hossier restoration , A job to be proud of for sure.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com

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ND2ELK

6222 posts in 672 days


posted 178 days ago

Great restoration. You did a very nice job on it. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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