#chestofdraws

Antique 18th century walnut chest of draws restoration

This chest of draws come in for restoration, the chest was in reasonable condition apart from the carcass being faded and the draw runners were worn. The oak worn runners were replaced .My biggest issue was with the top . The top had dried out causing the veneers to blister , crack and lift in places. This is a common issue with walnut , specially with fugured walnut. The old glue was removed and any dirt from underneath the veneers , before a thinner scotch glue was injected under neath the veneer and was then cramped down or heavy weights placed across the press the veneers down.This was left over night and a warm iron was used to press down the veneers that needed doing. This soften the glue and with pressure lays the veneer down. Once done the top was sanded and the inlay replaced. The chest was then cleaned and French p9lished , bring some colour back into the chest. The brass handles were cleaned and put back on .

Georgian mahogany chest of draws

This chest of draws come in for restoration, the chest was in a reasonable condition, their was a lot of dirt on the surface , the carcass had a few veneer repairs around the carcass, with the biggest being, the damage to the veneer in the bottom rail and the Triple line around the bottom of the carcass, these were replaced .The draw runners were in a reasonable condition and would only require me to grease up the runners to help the smooth operation . Their was very little wear for a change. The chest was cleaned and then French polished. The handles were changed for overal platehandles to cover up damage from previous handles wrongly fitted in the past .

Antique Georgian mahogany bow chest of draws.

The chest of draws come in for restoration with wear to the draw runners and draws, which would need attention in repairing the timber to both draws and carcass. The bowed chest of draws had plenty of patches of timber on the front rails and feet, this was removed and replaced . Once all the repairs were carried out the chest of draws was cleaned and French polished .

Antique 1780 Georgian mahogany Chippendale period chest of draws restoration

The mahogany chest of draws come in for restoration the chest was in need of restoration to draw runners as the runners were down to the draw bottoms ,the cockbeading around the draws was broken and missing and would require some attention The carcass needed some new mouldings making to replace the broken and missing one from the top.

The chest was then cleaned to remove the old dirt from the surface without removing the original finish . After allowing to dry the chest was rubbed back with fine wire wool to remove the stubborn bits. Then a coat of beeswax was applied and allowed to dry, efore a burnish up. A further coats were applied and a final hard wax to finish . The original brass handles were gilt and only required a light clean

Antique mahogany 1840 century bowed chest of draws

The chest of draws come in for restoration after being damaged through houseflood, the water damaging the finish and veneers. The water also damaged the old repairs, causing some to loosen and fool of.

The repairs were carried and the chest needed restoration ion to draw runners and carcass veneers. After all repairs were carried out the chest was French polished and waxed , with the later brass handles cleaned and put back on

Antique Georgian mahogany chest of draws.

The chest come for restoration, with damage to cockbeading around the draws, water damage to top and draw fronts. The main repair was to the fret work around the top of the chest .

After all repairs were carried out the chest was cleaned then French polished, the later brass plate handles were cleaned and put back on.