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Thanks for the reply. Looks like an abundance to choose from there. Hopefully I should find something. Anyone know whether it's walnut and using Fiddes as per my original question? Thanks. Tom

Hi to all. Back again, with an easier project than the last one I asked about a while ago, following my stroke. I gave the item back to the charity shop as I couldn't do it. This one the wife saw in a shop in Driffield. Fell in love with it and asked if I could strip it back to bare wood. I...

You're both probably right. Looks like a sideboard, bureau and would-be finisher all headed for the scrapheap of life. Can't go back, can't go back... (Brian Potter. Phoenix Nights.) Thanks. Tom

Hello to all! It's been a while since my last post, but unfortunately I had a stroke 2 weeks after. This has left me numb and stiff down my left side, which has put the brakes on my restoration work. I mentioned before the wife had bought another sideboard and a bureau, which I was keen to get...

Thanks to all for the replies. If I'd been given 100 guesses I'd never have come up with olive. Then again, with my knowledge of timbers I'd have run out of guesses around eight. When you say oil, (no sanding) do you mean the Fiddes hard wax oil, or Danish oil? Thanks. Tom

Hello to all. I was bought this board for Christmas, and I love it. It's on carved legs with 2 drawers containing hand-made pieces. Does anyone know what type of wood it is? Also, it's got a finish on, but no idea what kind. I was thinking of giving it a light sanding, a couple of coats of...

Didn't expect comments like that! Thank you very much, kind sirs. Praise indeed from seasoned finishers. A good wax and buff it is then, Droogs. I may have made a mistake doing this one, she's getting soooooo carried away now. Just a bureau, nest of tables and another sideboard to do and I...

Well, there it stands in all its... glory? I know lots of you will say I've ruined it by taking it back to bare wood. But, considering the guy we bought it from was giving it a shabby chic finish if we hadn't have bought it, or that the wife wanted me to paint it all black, I reckon I've saved...

All built up and looking great - to me and the wife at least. Now comes the buffing/polishing bit. And my next question... Read about it and watched videos. Use wet and dry up to 2000 etc. But, some say if the piece has had more than 3 layers of finish, it should be left up to a month to harden...

OOps! :oops: Just realised I had the frame upside down. Put the first bit I'd marked left in the right-hand side. All ok when I put them in their correct sides. Told you I'm not bad at carpentry. :roll: Sorry. Tom

Hi Andy. There's a photo of the area I'm talking about with my first post. Thanks. Tom

Ok, after 4 weeks of dismantling, sanding, scraping, washing, wiping and oiling, yesterday I got to the best bit... Putting it back together! I'm very pleased so far, although it's just the frame and ends I've done. One niggle I'd like advice about - On the left and right of the frame containing...

Thanks Droogs. Just found my first? beginners mistake. Bought Colron light oak and Georgian oak. Tried it on an area out of the way. For comparison, an hour or so ago I tried a little Fiddes in the same area. That one coat has made everything stand out better than either of the dyes managed...

No problem. For one thing it was the first advice I got about wirewool and oak. For another, as I said at the start, I can't look at wirewool let alone use it. But, should I buff the Fiddes oil wax between coats to harden it off before sanding between coats. Thanks. Tom

Thanks Droogs. I think I'll stick to 4 coats. 20 may be a bit ambitious. Should I buff each coat to harden it off before sanding. Tom

Musicman - Picking up the Fiddes today. You say 4 coats is enough? The Fiddes site says only use 2 coats? One coat if it's a hard wood. I realise you speak from experience, I just wanted to confirm you are saying 4 coats of Fiddes, and not some other finish I've got confused with. Thanks. Tom

Just read back through all the replies. Musicman's last post answered my question about Colron and wax, thank you. I'll Google Fiddes stockists. So much help given on here I seem to miss the details. Thanks to all again. Tom

After 2 days of trial, error and dust, I have curly shavings! This must be how man felt when he discovered fire. On the downside, the wife was so impressed she wanted me to strip the whole sideboard. Tomorrow, I will have a bare oak sideboard. After lots of sanding and scraping it's nearly back...

Thanks Droogs. Now I know why my scraper didn't work straight out of the box! Watched that video and 2 others. Fully armed now with knowledge. Tomorrow I'll have a go at getting the burr, and practice on spare wood. Who said this restoration stuff was easy. Oh, it was the wife. Thanks again. Tom

First of all, my apologies for not replying sooner. I've been away since 2 days after my last post and away again tomorrow for a couple of days. Thanks very much MM for one more of the many, helpful, detailed responses I've had. Greatly appreciated. The dye it is then. While I've been away...