Originally Posted by
Debbie B
Love it! I have my husband's great grandmother's treadle. It was the one thing my husband asked for after his mom died. But, carrying it up from her basement the cabinet started falling apart. It's a oak parlor cabinet (painted green) & in bad shape. I showed my husband your picture & he thought it looks really nice. So, we'll see...
So glad it inspired you. It was more work than it looks. We can't get larger pieces of oak here so he had to join several pieces together, align them all, sand it all smooth, router the edges for that nice "rounded" finish, add a light stain & then put the protective finish on.
The treadle base is higher than others I have seen but it's a lovely base. He cleaned it up, spray painted it black & voila, a gorgeous restoration. I believe the machine was a 221 & I have it decorating one of my sewing rooms.