Clouds over Cae Du
Tuesday 30 November 2010
Wednesday 24 November 2010
But have been a bit busy...renovating an old table of mine.
This is a piece I made in the final year of my degree. It's got badly stained, being originally finished in shellac sealer and natural bees wax; wet tins have left black rings on the oak, plus hot mugs, marker pen and deep scratches, shame.
Best option; scrape back to bare wood for the stains, and steam out the scratches with a damp cloth and iron. Then fine wire wool, cabinet scraper or sand paper and refinish with seal and wax.
A hard slog...
Setting out from scratch with so much to repair to get the workshop right, let alone the house, kids and family sorted, along with the usual shopping and daily chores, is so hard!
I keep doing a little bit at a time, I haven't posted for a while 'cos haven't had anything exciting to write....
perserverence hey :)
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