Old Things Anew
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Specializing in restoring antique furniture and custom re-purposing old antique pump organs & pianos Retired military veteran enjoying woodworking as a hobby.
05/17/2024
Some additional pics for folks who don't do FB Reels (see below reel posting), I recently repurposed an old (~late 1800s) inoperative upright piano into a beautiful fully functioning desk with its original gorgeous wall-mounted intricate wooden inlay with the original brass candle holders fitted with remote-controlled LED flame-lit candles. The desk unit is also fitted with remote-controlled LED lighting and hidden storage compartments. Fully restored the beautiful burl wood finish to museum-quality finish....OldThingsAnew
Something new for me. A very special friend and neighbor asked me a few months ago if I would restore an old 1964 Harvest International metal toy truck back to its original state. They had bought this toy for their son, Wesley, who was 2 years old at the time and the toy truck was a replica of the truck his Dad, Clinton Ray, drove for the Arkansas Highway Department at that time. Wesley's Mom, Mary Kay, had kept this well used metal truck for over 50+ years before asking me to restore it for her. I've never taken on a project like this one, but as the attached slideshow depicts I think it turned out pretty good. The last pic shows the truck back in the hands of the original owner after 50+ years.
A short video compilation (78 seconds) of pics depicting the repurposing of a non-functioning 1844 John Broadwood Chopin Grand Piano into an awesome one-of-a-kind antique display cabinet. Two months of work shown in 78 seconds to get it at the 95% completion status....but a fun & challenging project!
04/10/2021
04/10/2021
Recently, I was asked by a new friend if I could save a beautiful antique (circa ~1900) maple highboy chest of drawers & hat storage that was unknowingly severely damaged by termites. It wasn't until I was able to disassemble the piece that a determination could be made on whether it could be restored. Fortunately, most of the termite damage was contained in the internal hidden frame structure which I was able to replace/repair. Happy to report the piece was saved and looks fabulous again. Lesson learned... buy/acquire well-built quality furniture and many times it can be restored back to its original beauty and function.
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