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Table - Half Round Fix-Up

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Table - Half Round Fix-Up

Postby Phil » 03 Oct 2021, 08:30

Table - Half Round Fix-Up

This is not a restore and the only reason for posting is the repair work that had to be done.

This table also dates back 70+ years and was given to us by my late mother.
The timber looks like mahogany.

Nice table, well looked after, she also had a glass cut for the top.

When we moved 6 years ago I noticed that the legs felt a bit ‘lose’, but decided it can wait.

Ok so 6 years later and the coffee table completed, this one could get some attention.

Easy job, just tighten some screws, a wipe down with some vinegar and a polish.

Feet will get more cleaning attention

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Cleaning the feet
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First flip it over and ………….. A bit of a surprise as some of the brackets that attach the legs to the base are broken.

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The base of the table
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The front leg brackets look ok and sturdy

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Bracket holding the front leg
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However, the brackets at the back of the back legs are broken.
Left leg

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Bracket holding the left leg
(40.12 KiB)


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Bracket holding the left leg
(33.99 KiB)


Right leg

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Bracket holding the right leg
(35.29 KiB)


The broken brackets needed to be replaced, so I decided to replace the other 2 as well.

This is another hyde/hide glue removal using meths.

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The broken brackets
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A piece of paper, old bracket and a template is created.
This will be cut out on the large Hegner.

The base needed cleaning up where the brackets were removed.

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Brackets off - cleaning up
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Brackets off - cleaning up
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Old brackets
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Look in the offcut boxes for some scrap mahogany. No go, but found a piece of what looks like Oak, 20mm thick and big enough for 4 brackets.

Drawing and cutting one for sizing before doing the rest.

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Drawing & sizing bracket
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Sizing the new bracket
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Sizing the new bracket
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Brackets cut and a dry fit before final trimming and drilling of the new screw holes.

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New brackets cut before drilling & trimming
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New brackets cut before drilling & trimming
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The new brackets were far too light to match the existing legs and base.

Out comes the fuming chamber (an old plastic tool box that seals about 90%)
(Date 17th June 2021)

The brackets are placed on the “nail” beds.

Bottle with ammonia placed inside and the lid closed.

Refresh the ammonia every day (sure as nuts cleans the sinuses!)

After 4 days this is what they looked like and not getting any darker.

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Fuming with Ammonia
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Will now resort to staining as well.

First some Walnut spirit stain, couple of coats.

Then some Teak spirit stain, couple of coats.

At this point some of my fingers are darker than the wood.

I also have some Teak gel stain. Couple of coats and the colour is now acceptable.

The new brackets were fitted and look ok.

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New brackets fitted
(25.21 KiB)


The base was then oiled with a 50% BL & turps.

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The base being oiled
(30.29 KiB)


The whole table was then polished with the Wooddoc liquid wax (see other table thread for waxing)

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Completed and back in the living room.

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Completed back in house
(23.93 KiB)



Just to keep me busy between waxing coats, eating pecans! :D 8-)

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Eating Pecans!
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My small brass hammer is used for cracking the nuts




Thank you for patiently reading
Phil
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Re: Table - Half Round Fix-Up

Postby Malc2098 » 03 Oct 2021, 10:10

Nice.
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Re: Table - Half Round Fix-Up

Postby johnward » 03 Oct 2021, 10:35

Beautiful table Phil. Hopefully the single screws hold OK - it would be stronger with a rail between the legs.

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Re: Table - Half Round Fix-Up

Postby Alf » 03 Oct 2021, 10:41

Cripes, Phil, you put so much work into that it seems a shame not to display it upside down! :eusa-clap:
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Re: Table - Half Round Fix-Up

Postby Cabinetman » 03 Oct 2021, 13:56

Strange the fuming didn’t work, I thought it was fairly fool proof, I think that table wasn’t originally made like that and I wonder what lt looked like?
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Re: Table - Half Round Fix-Up

Postby Phil » 08 Oct 2021, 12:19

Malc2098 wrote:Nice.


Thanks :)

johnward wrote:Beautiful table Phil. Hopefully the single screws hold OK - it would be stronger with a rail between the legs.
John


John , Agree but it would spoil the looks of the table. It stands out the way next to a wall so should not be moved at all.


Alf wrote:Cripes, Phil, you put so much work into that it seems a shame not to display it upside down! :eusa-clap:


Alf, I will propose this to the wife, do not think it will go down well :lol: :lol:


Cabinetman wrote:Strange the fuming didn’t work, I thought it was fairly fool proof, I think that table wasn’t originally made like that and I wonder what lt looked like?


It was made like that. I have seen similar in the second hand furniture shops.
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