The D-end dining table
A twin pedestal D-end table, photographed on dust sheets in its own dining room before the work began.
After: the long top polished to a deep, even shine, with the ladder-back chairs back round it by the marble fireplace.
Before and after, from the Bankfoot workshop
Each pair below is the same piece, before Craig started and after he finished. The captions say only what was done.
The flame-veneer headboard
The veneer was lifting along the edges, and in places it had gone altogether.
Craig relaid the veneer and polished the whole board. The flame figure and the carved rope moulding read clearly again.
The inlaid bedroom chair
A slender inlaid chair with its cane back broken and a worn green seat.
It went home with a new hand-woven cane back panel and a new studded seat.
The Orkney chair
An Orkney-style chair with its tall woven straw back, and a seat worn right through.
The straw back stayed. Craig wove a new rush seat to go with it.
The mid-century cord armchair
The woven paper cord seat had worn and broken through.
A new paper cord seat was woven onto the frame, tight and even.
The black lacquer cabinet
A lacquer cabinet painted with birds and flowers, with a chipped top edge.
The damaged edge was repaired so the top runs clean again.
The tall chest of drawers
A tall six-drawer chest with a dull, worn finish.
Refinished, so the grain of the timber shows warm and clear.
The drop-leaf table and hoop-back chairs
A kitchen set with a worn, patchy finish on the table and every chair.
The table and chairs were refinished together, so the whole set matches again.
Finished pieces
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