Wanabee Quiltin

Wow, what a beautiful job you did. Hey, I have some wood for you to refinish !

Rodney

Great job! It looks great. What the others said about the pulls. I'd keep them. It's almost like they were designed for that desk.
Rodney

Mrs. SewNSew

LMBO! Yeah, the more I see them the more I like them. They are original to the desk and I like that. It's funny, there's a metal tag with a serial number inside the desk that reads "another Necchi cabinet". I think I'll just keep those pulls.

Sandra in Minnesota

Wonderful job - you can be proud of her now!

SteveH

nicely done! That looks fantastic. Did you do any refinishing other than stripping?

BrendaB

You gave it a beautiful new life. Well done.

Mrs. SewNSew

I didn't stain, but I did use a few coats of Shellac to seal the wood and then Bri-wax a week later.

Rodney

That's one of my favorite finishes too. Shellac is a very forgiving finish and really helps to bring out the beauty of the wood. I apply the wax with 0000 steel wool. It cuts any dust and bumps in the shellac and leaves a satiny smooth finish.
Rodney

Mrs. SewNSew

Rodney that's how I did it too. I love how the steel wool and wax takes away the super shiny look of the Shellac and gives the wood a warm glow.

Mrs. SewNSew

Margaret, I haven't had any play time with the machine yet! I had set all the goodies aside while I worked up the machine and got the desk done. Today I found the goodies and made ready to thread the machine. While I was warming up the motor the light was flickering, so I guess I have more work to do!

This Necchi light fixture isn't like anything I've worked on before and it's not making immediate sense yet what the problem is. Grr..