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Restoring a Broken Desk - Shellac Finish and Wood Repair by Fixing Furniture

Published on Sun, Sep 18th 2022 Howto & Style Rectangular HD

This roll-top desk was broken and had a very worn finish. Learn how to patch broken wood, match wood stain, revive an old finish, and re-glue parts to restore wood furniture. We teach the skills of furniture repair, so you're going to learn something new in this video.

This desk has a broken pedestal that has come apart. It needs to be disassembled to repair a piece of wood that broke off. Watch how Scott prepares and patches in new wood to glue in a new piece. He then stains and finishes the wood to match the existing wood.

The desk top and the top of the gallery have a damaged shellac finish. In many cases, applying a new coat of shellac is easy... but this desk turned out to get messy. The old finish reacted to the new finish. Scott shows tips and techniques to deal with challenges like this.

Bonus - there are some old treasures hidden inside the roll-top cavity.

RESOURCES:
Workshop Tour Video - https://youtu.be/7ScjTTIaRkY
Wood Clamp Testing Video - https://youtu.be/4o32qUx1dlw
Wood Filler with Mohawk Finishes Video - https://youtu.be/XIZs7JJXZ5s
Book - Classic Finishing Techniques (French Polishing - https://amzn.to/3XMghdx

TOOLS & SUPPLIES USED:
Dozuki Hand Saw - https://amzn.to/3eTea6d
🇨🇦 Canadian link - https://amzn.to/3LqBUuQ
Liquid Hide Glue - https://amzn.to/3QQiu3y
Respirator for Woodworking - https://amzn.to/3Dz4QPk
Plastic Razor Blades - https://amzn.to/3Bsq26D
Wood Filler - https://amzn.to/3DuMZch
Blunt Tip Syringe - https://amzn.to/3BOQsAZ
More tools we use in our workshop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/homeimprovementwoodworking
🇨🇦 Canadian link - https://www.amazon.ca/shop/homeimprovementwoodworking

Note: purchases made with these links help contribute to our video production work

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This video is hosted by Scott Bennett, Owner of Wooden It Be Nice - Furniture Repair in Brooklin, Ontario, Canada. https://WoodenItBeNice.ca

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