Wow, thanks for remembering me and your lovely responses.
Kitchen Table Science has moved on now and it is now Workbench Renovation which is one of my favourite pastimes having learnt the basics from my late father. I often buy items of furniture from a local reclamation centre (aka house clearance) and only if I immediately like it. I prefer late Victorian furniture and will stretch to Edwardian purely because the quality of the furniture is lovely
One of my favourites so far and has become a labour of love is that of a 1912 Clocking In Clock (Before you say it, I know it is Georgean
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) built by the International Time Recording Co Ltd. which some of you know eventually became a very large company called IBM.
Speaking to the last owner it had been taken out of a military factory in the early 1960's and then painted bright yellow (see picture) after it had a grey undercoat that I am sure was used on battleships as it was so hard to remove. The oak carcass was as dry as an old bone and so I used a 50/50 solution of white spirit and Tung Oil as a base, left it for a week, then gave another 50/50 coat after a light sanding. I then did 3 more coats of 100% Tung oil a week apart. The final Tung oil coat was left for a month to fully polymerise, it was sanded and then, using a fine brush, painted two coats of Garnet shellac (French Polish). After that I took 0000 wire wool dipped in bees wax and lightly rubbed it in to remove any "nits" from the shellac to produce, what I think, is a beautiful finish. The images attached are obviously the before and in between stages as I am about to complete the front glass door and when lockdown is over take the painted metal work to get sand lasted.
I hope you enjoy the pictures
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