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This washstand came to me from a friend who bought it at auction for $5.00 and later decided he did not want it. It had no top or top frame. The hardware was gone. This washstand is made of oak and has spent many years in a barn from the look of it. So, I striped, repaired, reassembled and refinished it. I made an oak top frame and went to a local high-end counter top manufacturer that handled stone. I ask for, and got, a top cut and shaped from a piece of waste Granite. The finished stone top cost about $50.00. The result is a serviceable antique piece that looks nice but may not be worth much as an antique. (That’s ok, neither am I.) It gets many commits from visitors.
-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."
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Scott Bryan
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posted 119 days ago
Terry,
This is a gorgeous restoration job. I love to see old piece of furniture like this revitalized. You are right about the “value” of the piece as an antique. But I would rather see a piece of furniture transformed into something useful as opposed to storing it because it is showing it age.
Nice job.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
RoyBoy
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posted 119 days ago
Very nice and you got a great deal for the custom cut granite too!
-- Brian, Alabaster, AL
CharlieM1958
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posted 119 days ago
I love this piece!
By the way, that’s the same granite I have in my house, so maybe I’m partial.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
rikkor
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posted 119 days ago
That looks very nice. That top really electrifies it.
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Douglas Krueger
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posted 118 days ago
Having done a bit of restoration over the years, I commend you on the final product, the ‘before’ and ‘after’ pics tell it all.
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ND2ELK
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posted 118 days ago
Hi Roz
Great job on the washstand! Beautiful craftsmanship as always.
God Bless
tom
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Roz
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posted 118 days ago
Thanks guys.
-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."