Here's where you come to follow the progress of your piece of furniture in the shop. No, wood doesn't talk--or does it? Sure it does! As we work on your piece we learn things about where it's been, how it's been used, maybe even who (or what) has used it, and often about where it came from originally. It's a lot of fun and typically quite interesting.

This space also gives us a chance to let you know about any special experiences or progress related challenges. We try to chronicle work completed on your furniture whenever anything significant occurs. So there may not be an entry every day, but when we document them, we hope you will find these journal entries are fun, informative, purposeful, and creative.

So, have fun "listening" to our dialogue with your piece, as it is, it's Wood Talkin.
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Sunday, November 17, 2013

A Lane Cedar Chest

These guys are highly collectible. When you've got all the papers and registration documents, as this one does, they are particularly special. This one belonged initially to my customer's mother. They come in variety of sizes; this is the large variety.

Aside from some routine scrapes and scratches, this chest is in great shape. It's internal shelf is secure and still properly positioned, and the linkage mechanisms for the shelf and for the chest's lid are strong and secure. Its wonderful cedar fragrance is strong and effective...70 years later!

So, what are we going to do with this? The exterior is a walnut overlay in what my customer suggests may be a a "Waterfall" design. But the color is faded and dull. (We all lose some of our shine through thre years.) So our goal us to restore the outside of the chest's case....bring back the glory! Cool.

That's Wood for now....are you listening?

Dick

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