Furniture Save of the month.. Buy old stuff people

Howdy folks! It’s been a great month at the shop! Aside from the cold slowing things down a bit we are cursing along. Those chairs from my last blog sold fast, thanks to criaglist they now reside in Harlem NY.

So here is the new piece of the month! It’s an unbelievably large 54”round oak table with a massive base. It’s all solid oak & has eight 11” leaves.. Yep 8 leaves! So this baby opens to just about 12’ long. You could even fit a few people you don’t like around this one. They would be so far away you would have to talk to them. If you’re a do-it yourselfer its yours for 450.00 or I can restore it complete for 1500.00. So the question is do you have the vision? Look at the other Oak table on my blog to see its potential, if your vision is limited.

~chairman

tic toc here is the finished clock

It been so so long, I know you have been waiting to see what happened to that clock! Well here it is! Enjoy.. Goto my last blog to see the "before" pictures

At the end of the day we had a beautifully restored and perfectly working Victorian clock!

Danish Modern, Mid century Modern Oh My ! Restored !

This weeks Piece !!Here is a nice & quick Job for the terminally hip, fatally cool crowd. I will delve into the wonderful world of Danish Modern furniture. No it’s not just about Chairs & Antiques with the chairman. Mid century modern stuff comes though the shop all the time ! I love the clean lines & working with teak.

Just a quick disclaimer: This job will require a good respirator & needs to be done in a well ventilated area. I will not be held responsible for the brain cells you will lose if you don't use a respirator & follow all the manufactures detail instructions on the finish you use.

Sweet now that, that's over.. here it is !

It's a very funky & unusual Danish modern Umbrella stand. I had never seen one before this. (It is for sale in my shop) Best of all I got it from the side of the road !

First, I like to clean the piece with denatured Alcohol & extra fine steel wool (0000) This will clean all the built up grime that's on your piece. Make sure your wearing your respirator while doing this.. After you've cleaned the piece, dry it with a paper towel.

After it has dried I take 320 grit wet/dry sand paper & sand the pieces down. You’re looking to do a little more then scuff the finish. This will help get rid of the rest of the grim & prep the old finish for re-oiling. Now wipe all that dust off with a paper towel dampened with denatured alcohol.

Now that its prepped, let’s get to oiling ! For this piece I went with teak oil, it’s easy to use & the finish builds up quickly. I did a karate kid style process, Rag on rag off grass hopper.. Soak your rag & apply your oil (wearing your mask) Covering all the wood lightly making sure everything is damp. Let the oil soak in for about thirty minutes , then wipe the excess off with a paper towel. Pop your next coat on in about an hour following the same process.

I went with just two coats of oil on the umbrella stand. I let it dry for about 10hrs or overnight. Then as a finishing touch I added a coat of butchers wax, that will give the finish a little extra protection.

So while I waited for the wood to dry I cleaned the metal holder & repainted the inside. So all said & done here is the finished product !
If you have any question just shoot me an email chairguy5@gmail.com !