Refinish Furniture Guestbook

Help!I need to clean a picture frame that is water guilded? Do you know of a recipe for this??? I've looked everywhere ,and help greatly appreciated
Linda Peterson <lindajpeterson@yahoo.com>

I like your site but could not find an answer to my question. I have solid oak furniture stained a dark Spanish stain (almost brown-black. Probably dates back to the 60's or 70's. I am trying to get the original oak color back. Varnish and paint remover do not help. Is there anyting other than wood bleach I can use to obtain the original wood color without sanding?
Jill Johnson <jdolphin@frontiernet.net>
Bullhead City, AZ USA

I would like to be able to find information as to why someone would laminate a good solid woodend desk. Are you aware of a site/source for such information? I just came into the position of a small drop front desk, that I know to bee at least 50 years old. It is made of solid oak, but it is also laminated over this fine wood. The lamination is also wood. The lamiate is buckling and is going to be very difficult to restore. Any information would help.
Dan Buckner <PensacolaDan@aol.com>

I am going to strip an old Hoosier cabinet from the family farm. Granny painted it blue years ago. Is there any information on colors the manufacturers were using back in the day? I think it's pine and am not sure it was originally stained/varnished or just painted. Do you have any ideas of resources for original colors if that's what I end up doing?
Really enjoy this site. Thanks
Max Betts <fats@chartertn.net>

very easy to follow plans
george barrett <lawdog50@aol.com>

I found your website whilst looking for inf on recaning my kitchen stools with pre woven cane and have found the instructions which I am going to start using tomorrow. Thay seem to be very straight forward !! If I am successful I will let you know. I am already able to cane in the orginal way.
Many thanks
Gwen Little
Gwen Little, Horsham England <catsrus@rwl19.wanadoo.co.uk>

I'm refinishing a kitchen table and chairs and should have read your site before I started. Anyway, I have sanded (which you said not to) the whole project. I tried stripping with a solvent but it wouldn't take the stain off so resorted to sanding. I have stained the chairs and just finished using one coat of Helms Urethane which I just read you don't recommend so before I finish should I use lacquer over the urethane or just finish with the urethane?? I haven't started staining the table yet and I'm more concerned about the table top. Do I what I used on the chairs so it will look the same?? I used a completely different stain than what was on it originally. The set is at least 60 - 70 years old, I'm guessing. It belonged to my grandparents.
Shelli Pierce <KSPierce79@hotmail.com>

THIS IS GREAT AND INFORMATIVE PLEASE KEEP UP THE GOOD AND WONDERFUL JOB.
Dr UMU IGBO <Eze_ego@yahoo.com>

Nice site.
George <asd@mail.com>