Originally Posted by
OurWorkbench
Very nice, looking good. I have a question about the pin cushion. Does the wood base screw on to the board it is on? Did you glue the pincushion? How is it fastened? Also what did you clean the wood with? It sure made a beautiful difference.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
Thank you Janey. I will try to answer your questions. I cleaned the wood with Glenn's cleaning recipe but the finish was totally gone/ I ended up patching the edges to get a smooth surface and then used stain and shellac to re-finish the piece. The pin cushion has a base that screws to the cover lid. When I took apart the tiny cushion it had room for barely a spoonful of sawdust and a small wood disk inside. When I re-made the cushion I made a small circle and drawstring around the edges. Then I added the sawdust and wood disk to the bottom and cinched it up good and tight. The screw actually goes right up to attach the base and into the wood disk sewn into the cushion attaching it as well. I could not tell with mine whether glue had also been used to hold the cushion in place or not.