| Why would you buy antique pine furniture against | | | | of luck the carcass will be OK. |
| buying new pieces also a small section on renovating | | | | If you have to start changing tops orsides, oh dear. |
| a chest of drawers yourself | | | | Probably you will need to change the feet. I |
| Old pine furniture tips | | | | sometimes make a plinth around the bottom say 1/2 |
| You could go round the shops or have a look | | | | inch thick gives it strength as you fix the bottom to |
| onlineonly to find the same mass produced furniture. | | | | the sides and back if timber has been slightly wormy |
| That is OK,but doesn't have any character or | | | | and gives a good fixing for the feet. |
| uniqueness. | | | | If the original carcass made of planked timber and |
| Alternatively what about some older or antique | | | | you get a get a split, cut a strip of timber to fit the |
| pieces, they say to be antique is 100 years old. | | | | gap and glue it in. |
| I think antique pieces bought at the right money are | | | | You can sand it up and colour the new piece later. |
| good value as when you have yournew furniture | | | | Another good one is replace a missing knot by |
| delivered the some of money value is gone. | | | | shaping down a broom handle with a knife tap it into |
| We started our small business by chance. I had | | | | the hole and saw of the excess flat. |
| repaired some furniture and sold it locallybut that's | | | | Now put your hand on the top of the chest and |
| only a hobby, you could not live on it. | | | | Rock it side to side, oh god its all moving around,we |
| We went to newark antiques fare about 10 years | | | | need to nail the back top and bottom as the back is |
| ago and met some dutch tradersand found the | | | | in sections to allow it to move but the nails havegone |
| furniture good but in need of a few repairs which is | | | | to rust |
| fine. | | | | Drawer runners will need to be repaired, you have to |
| Next came the rented space in an antiques centre | | | | square up the bottom edge and make a stripof |
| and the coming of eBay and it was a good part time | | | | timber and fix it to the bottom of the drawer same |
| job. | | | | with the runner on the carcass on all the drawers. |
| The website came on well and developed up the | | | | This fixes the problem of when you pull out the |
| google rankings which made it full time. | | | | drawer it just drops down instead of sliding out. |
| I just deal in antique pine furniture. | | | | OK now sand it all up and replace the handles |
| Do it yourself. | | | | because there is bound to be one missing. |
| For example, a chest of drawers | | | | If you have locks to repair get the blank keys from |
| You could buy a chest of drawers from the local | | | | a dealer and file them to suit.only got to wax now, |
| auction say £125 and get it stripped for about £40 | | | | three coats and your done perfect. |
| pounds and see what you have got, and with a bit | | | | |