Short story about reconditioning a table

When I first saw it it was lying in a corner of a room and was used as storage space. Its legs seemed to be coming off the rack and it looked as if it would break at any moment. Although it looked like a candidate for spring cleaning, it was the pattern of the fibers on the countertop that sparked the interest in refurbishing the table.

I don't claim to be a connoisseur of refurbishmentbut as a first step I think that an itinerary with the existing problems should be established.

In the case of the table in question, after an inspection, I determined the following steps I had to go through to bring it back to life:

Dismantling of table legs

They came off easily because the adhesive used was bone glue. Using a hot air blower and a little physical force, the legs were detached.

The type of joint used was made using dowels. I removed the old dowels, re-drilled the holes to make sure the joint would be at the proper angle.

Cleaning wood down to the grain

This can be done by grinding or pickling. Having no carved elements in the structure and access not being a problem, we opted for sanding. I used the same operations for the drawer.

Gluing of component parts with D3 adhesive and use of pliers and presses to ensure joints at the proper angle.

The next steps were: level sanding, finishing, cleaning and fitting the ironwork.

This was my first contact with refurbishing a piece of furniture and you can see it in full here. For a first attempt I was quite pleased with the result. I think I got lucky on the veneerwhich did not have to be replaced.

You can see more projects by Marianhere.