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A George II Walnut Serpentine Chest – Part Seven

Posted on 4th April 2017 by Jack Plane

The external surfaces of the chest were washed down with hot soapy water to remove any wayward glue, grime and fingerprints. The chest was then stained and the first lick of spirit varnish applied to seal it (fig. 1). The … Continue reading →

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A George II Virginia Walnut Chest of Drawers – Part Seven

Posted on 28th July 2012 by Jack Plane

The polish eventually hardened sufficiently to be burnished and waxed. I had the handles especially cast for this chest from eighteenth-century originals by Optimum Brasses in Devon. The escutcheons are stock items from Optimum’s catalogue. The completed Virginia walnut chest… … Continue reading →

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A George II Mahogany Reader’s Companion – Part Five

Posted on 12th June 2011 by Jack Plane

The weather in Victoria of late has been some of the coldest in recent history. Finding a day – or even the odd half hour – of fine and moderately temperate weather in which to polish a piece of furniture … Continue reading →

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Restoration of a Mahogany Chest of Drawers

Posted on 16th September 2009 by Jack Plane

I don’t know the full circumstances behind this sorry chest of drawers other than it came in with both top drawers removed. The two drawers were so twisted they wouldn’t fit into their respective apertures in the chest – and … Continue reading →

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