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It is only in the leaves of rhubarb which you definitely cannot eat, also in spinach leaves but not so concentrated.

Stripping can mean just sanding down but may mean chemical stripping first. It depends on what is on there! Sun bleaching does not usually penetrate very deep, usually sanding with 150g then 240g will do the job.

The sideboard is definitely walnut. Recipio's suggestion of using a reviver is a good one and it will depend on what was used to finish the piece as to how much success you have. If it is shellac it should work very well but if it is a pre or acid cat lacquer I doubt it will work. Try it on a...

Hi Michael, This is the stuff that will do the job. https://www.agwoodcare.co.uk/products/liberonwoodbleacher/ Just be aware, oxalic acid is very poisonous so take care if you have young children or pets. Rinse off with plenty of water once the stains are gone, you will probably have to sand...

You might want to consider the weight of the glass in the door. Glaziers will say you must have 3mm glass which is very heavy and at certain angles will give a green tinge. Antique cabinets use 2mm glass, you will still get a green tinge when viewed from certain angles but it will be reduced. If...

The reason for either growing to shape or selecting trees/branches that have grown naturally to the shape required is they are much stronger. They are stronger and will spring back to shape under pressure because all of the grain is long and interwoven. If you cut a bow shape through a section...

It looks to me as though the lighter squares are stained beech but could be sycamore. What size are the squares? I may be able to post you a few scraps to cut your replacements from.

Just the other day I bought a pair of hinges from Andrew Crawford, his website was PayPal only so I rang him and explained why I do not use PayPal, he kindly sent me his bank details so I could do a bacs transfer and I cleared out his account🤣

I sort of had the opposite of this a few years ago. I received a letter in the post from a debt collecting agency saying I owed Paypal £150 with offers help if I was in financial difficulties. Very poorly written and very poor design and layout on the page, it went straight in the recycling. A...

This guy has a pretty comprehensive set of how to videos on youtube. I have been looking at vacuum glazing lately but have found it difficult to find any sort of price to be able to make comparisons. Do you have a supplier?

French polish is the term for applying the shellac but it is often used to describe the shellac. ( there are also a few variations in the spelling) In brief.....there are two types of shellac Button and Garnet all other shellacs are refined from these. The most common and most useful is SPB...

Not any more, I used to live in Forthampton.

The wood looks like antique faded mahogany, a photo of the whole piece would help though. The marks are caused by iron being in contact and reacting with the tannin in the wood. you will have to take the finish off, if it is antique it should be shellac and should come off easily with meths and...

I don't really have any experience in this field of finishing but if I had this dilemma my inclination would be to build a finish on top of your stained and matched pieces using a brushing lacquer such as Morrells Morrells | Pre-Catalyst Brushing Lacquer and or to finish Morrells | Aerosol...

I think this may do the job for you. It also has the advantage of being cheap and easily widely available. https://www.powertoolsdirect.com/rustins-metal-lacquer-clear-125ml