Tag: Antique Restoration

Recent Projects

Here are some recent projects we have been working in at Wood Menders: Until Next Time – Dan @ Wood Menders

Scratches on your Furniture

When that heartbreaking first ding or scratch appears on your new furniture, the marks left behind are especially obvious if the stain is scraped off and the lighter wood beneath it is revealed.  Let’s face it – furniture is meant to be used, not just sit there collecting dust.  But the downside if you are …

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Recent Projects

Here are some recent projects that we have been working on at Wood Menders:   Questions or Comments?  Leave them below. uniil next time – Dan Kaufman

Got White Marks?

With the Holidays here and the parties that go with it – I thought we should go back and cover white water & heats marks on your furniture and some simple tricks to get rid of them. White cloudy stains are typically caused by placing hot dishes directly on the table as well as some …

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Most Advice is Bad Advice

Today’s post comes from Seth Godin’s blog – very simple & straightforward.   People mean well, especially friends and family, but they’re going to give you bad advice. This leads to two challenges as you strive to create original work that matters: 1. Ignore their advice, even the well-meant entreaties that you stick with the …

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Recent Projects

Here are some recent projects that we have been working on at Wood Menders: Questions or Comments? Leave them below. Until next time – Dan @ Wood Menders

Recommended Stains

We always get asked what type of products do you use and which ones should we stay away from.  Here are some recommendations on the stains that we use at Wood Menders: The stains that we use almost exclusively when we are refinishing furniture comes from General Finishes (http://www.generalfinishes.com).  We purchase them typically at our …

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