An old telephone stand was brought to me on Friday by a co-worker at my job.
It was in need of repairs and she wanted me to paint over the finish.
A hole in verneer on a shelf, missing two rail balusters and all the veneers were delaminating along the front edge of the shelves.
I made this simple lathe purpose built to make the balusters.
A ball bearing and a variable speed drill on the other end make the temporary lathe. I fixed the hole in the shelf using a wooden inlay technique re-glued the veneers.
I set setup my spray-booth, sanded down the varnish and tack-clothed the surfaces clean.
The next morning the glue was dry and I went to work adding 3 coats of white enamel.
I called to tell her it was finished and she was shocked! She expected at least a couple of weeks!
Needless to say, she was a very satisfied customer!
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