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I got to handle the Mk1version of this chair at the 'Masterpiece' exhibition. It is a fabulous chair both in design and construction, a lot more refined than the Sam Maloof chair. The carving on the MkIII is as Adam W says easy to do, it is a style of finishing on many tribal artefacts...

250ml is plenty for that bed, I doubt you will use a quarter of that if you are putting it on with a rubber.

“silly” that’s not what I wrote😂

Garnet absolutely does not hide the grain, it enhances it and gives a lovely soft golden hue. If you kept slathering it on it would of course hide the grain as would button but you would have to be applying it all day every day for several days for that to happen. Whoever wrote that is an *****...

Have a read of this. https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/threads/sadolin-ultra-vs-sadolin-classic-vs-sikkens-filter-7-plus.108601/#post-1478489

Personally I would use nothing, allow the timber to breath and turn silver. Whatever you put on will eventually or sooner turn patchy then peel unless you cut it back each season and apply a fresh coat. If you must put a finish on it have a read of this excellent thread by RodgerM...

This filler by Liberon might be the solution. That said unless you put a finish on first so you can see the colour of the timber and then match the filler to it, I think you will always struggle to get near to the colour you want...

Thank you for that reply. As it stands I am just at the stage of giving a guestimate which is why I was trying to find out about the paint. The clock mechanism is in the process of being restored with the involvement of DAC. I was walking through the churchyard last week when I bumped into the...

I was contemplating raw linseed paint, it would certainly be less hassle to use. I will have to do a bit more research as I can't have a job like this go wrong!

As an antique furniture restorer it is my go to glue, I also use fish glue quite a lot and rarely use PVA.

Thank you for your replies. Have I been coming at this from the wrong end? Do I need to get a tin of Flake White and mix pigment to it? I thought there would be a specialist out there with a colour chart!! Below is the clock face, it is hard to gauge the diameter from the ground but I think it...

I have been asked to quote for the restoration of a church clock face. The background will be painted and the numerals and hands will be gilded. I'm fine with the gilding but have no experience with lead paint and I am finding it difficult to find any information. English heritage say "If you...

I would give it a light sanding first with some 240grit sandpaper then apply a solution of oxalic acid and scrub it into the wood with a nylon scourer then leave overnight, wash off with plenty of fresh water and allow to dry. You can get oxalic acid in crystal form in small quantities very...

I have recently felled a forty foot leylandii in my garden and it looked just like that. I offered my wood turning neighbour some and he turned his nose up at it!!

Tenon jig accessory for a table saw. This jig came with my saw but I have never used it and it has just been shifting around the workshop for years gathering dust. £50 including mainland delivery. Link to Rutlands site for full details below...

Axminster mobile base for a planer thicknesser. I bought this with my AT310SPT a few years ago but changed the layout of my workshop so did not need it. It was used but only for a few days. Link to Axminster site for full details below. £80 including mainland delivery...

The sides of antiques commodes are usually dovetailed into the top and as myfordman has said the backs are usually quite thin. That aside, even if you do convert the top into a hinged lid, what are you going to do with the drawers? If you remove all of the drawer linings and fix the drawer...

I don’t know the technical make up of different glues so can only advise based on experience. fish glue has very similar properties to Pearl/hide glue. It is not quite as strong but good enough for most joints. One of It’s real advantages is it is used cold and has a very long open time, it is...

If you think you may damage the crest rail and or the splat by removing it you can still re-glue successfully but you will need to buy some fish glue. Firstly get a hacksaw blade and carefully scrape away the old glue, working from the show wood to the dowel being very careful not to break out...