Today’s post is a great article that I found in Popular Woodworking. Enjoy! Furniture finishing doesn’t have to be complicated or mysterious. That’s not to say that even experienced finishers don’t run into problems from time to time; everybody does. But there are ways to make the outcome of your project finishing a lot more predictable …
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Recent Projects
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Recent Projects
Here are some of our recent projects that we have been working on at Wood Menders!
Using Upholstery Nails & Tacks to Dress up your Furniture
I think of steel studs as adornments on high-end furniture — not the kind I own.Steel studs, furniture nails orupholstery tacks all boil down to the same thing: small, metal nails that were traditionally used to hold the fabric onto furniture. These days, the fabric is usually fastened with staples or glue, so those once-functional tacks and …
What Exactly is Mid-Century Modern?
Today’s post is a great article on what Mid-Century Modern is. If you are like I am – you hear that term thrown around quite a bit lately, but there is a whole lot more to it than just the period where furniture was built. If you’ve spent any time talking with other collectors, …
Recent Projects
Check out some of our recent projects that we have recently completed at Wood Menders.
Furniture Repair Classes
Wood Menders is now offering Furniture Repair & Refinishing Classes. And for the month of August (if you book your 2 hour class) you save 50% off! Expert woodworkers teach the fundamentals of furniture refinishing and repair, including when refinishing is more appropriate than repairing. Each attendee will receive a furniture-care kit that includes polish …