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Rockler's #1 Router Table Package
Antique Restoration
Hutch With a Chicken Manure Finish
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Some long time customers brought in a hutch all covered with chicken leavings.
While closing an estate the wife went to the chicken coop and saw the hutch and
remembered it from when it used to be in her grandparents house.
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We started restoration of the antique by exterminating bugs with a commercial bug spray, then took a spray bottle of water and
softened the chicken manure and scraped gently with a plastic scraper until the
big chunks were all gone. We continued antique restoration with paint thinner and 0000 steel wool to
clean the remainder of the manure from the nooks and crannies and pores of
exposed wood (drawer sides and interior).
We used a liberal amount of lemon oil on the exposed internal wood and as a
final cleaning on the exterior, we used a medium walnut color oil stain (We had
determined as soon as the wood was exposed that it was walnut) and 0000 steel
wool.
Most of the old finish was still intact and we discovered it to be compatible
with lacquer so we put several coats of lacquer sanding sealer on, sanding
between coats, and several coats of lacquer. We finished the job by rubbing
with 0000 steel wool and a good buffing with a soft cloth.
We always use gloss lacquer and rub down the gloss with 0000 steel wool. It
gives a real nice sheen appearance.
The lady remembered the hutch as appearing the same as it was in her
grandmothers house.
During the cleaning process of the antique furniture restoration we discovered a name and a
date in the 1800's written in pencil on a drawer side. The lady remembered the
name as a friend of her grandparents, who had made the hutch for them as a
wedding present.
During the whole process the only time sandpaper was used, was on the sanding sealer.
What little grain that was raised from water laid down quite well with the 0000
steel wool and oil stain and a few little hairs that did stick up were sanded
off with sanding sealer protecting the wood.
Antique restoration was gentle, but thorough, and brought a fantastic piece of antique furniture back to life.
Restored Antique Furniture Brings Joy We heard many stories related to furniture pieces that we did, both antique and newer, and saw many
tears of joy over pieces which we restored that people thought were totally
beyond restoration.
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Garden Center
Hummingbird and Butterfly Seed Mix
Ice Cream
Put On A Happy
Reface
Customized Drawers
Pressure Sensitive
Veneer
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