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My Grandfather gave me this. It was originally painted black, but he stripped it many, many years ago. Some wood touch-up, cleaning and polishing, and new hardware goes a LONG way. :thumbup1:
Refinished my Grandpa's 100+ year old Walnut Desk
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Wow, that came out great!! who ever painted it black did a disservice to that desk...
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My grandpa and I laugh about that. Back in the day, he rented an office space. The landlord included the desk, and told him to toss it in the trash if he wanted to. :vs_no_no_no:
But brass over black paint definitely fits the part for the 50's/60's. Not my cup of tea though
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much bettera now!!! again..great job ..
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Beautiful piece, nice work. Can't believe somebody would paint that black.
I would have painted it green. (Just kidding)
Mike Hawkins:smile:
I would have painted it green. (Just kidding)
Mike Hawkins:smile:
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an old wood worker not interested in "postimage" i have enough problems as is.
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uh...... what?
Can people not read directions anymore? It clearly says click the bar at the top for full image size.
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The image is being hosted on Postimage. Many members use photo hosting sites. That is why the forum's site software supports it. Click the bar to view a larger image of it.
Great save!
I hope that whoever painted it is now doing penance in purgatory.
They were a disgrace to wood craftsmen.
Did you replace the brass with replicas of the original, or find a close match to the original.
Edit: my mistake , I did not look good enough at the pictures, I see where the old brass was broken, and now replaced with new. Apology forwarded.
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I hope that whoever painted it is now doing penance in purgatory.
They were a disgrace to wood craftsmen.
Did you replace the brass with replicas of the original, or find a close match to the original.
Edit: my mistake , I did not look good enough at the pictures, I see where the old brass was broken, and now replaced with new. Apology forwarded.
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Very rich looking. I really like it.
Very rich looking. I really like it.
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The only problem I see here is it is in the wrong house. Sure would look good in mine.
RR :smile::smile:
RR :smile::smile:
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That is a great desk and you did a wonderful restoration on it.
I love old things and antiques -- especially when they are brought back
to their glory days, and you certainly achieved that with your
Grandpa's desk :smile:
My only criticism is that you didn't keep the old Chippendale pulls.
If you didn't like the brass, there is a rustoleum antique bronze
spray paint that you could use on them. Is it too late to try it?
I love old things and antiques -- especially when they are brought back
to their glory days, and you certainly achieved that with your
Grandpa's desk :smile:
My only criticism is that you didn't keep the old Chippendale pulls.
If you didn't like the brass, there is a rustoleum antique bronze
spray paint that you could use on them. Is it too late to try it?
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Will do. It's called jigsaw, I believe, the way that the inside shelf compartments fit together.
I gave them away unfortunately, very stupid on my part. But that is a good idea you have there. I stood in the isle of home depot for 10 minutes, just staring at different handles. I'm happy with my choice though.
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There is another compartment in the back of the drawer.
And these cool pull out trays above both top drawers on each side.
I also discovered there is a locking mechanism that triggers when you push the middle desk/tray in all the way. It prevents every drawer from opening, at all. Very, very cool.
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That's nice. Is the frame cherry?
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