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I've restored 4 items of furniture made wholly or partially from elm, stripping the original finish, and applying an oil based one and wax. I'm surprised at the huge variation in the wood. A chest of drawers finished with hardwax oil and wax is superb. The grain shows through, and the wood...

I applied Fiddes hardwax oil to an elm chest of drawers which I had spent ages stripping back to the bare wood. The draws came out beautifully, including the wooden handles which were inset into the draw fronts. However, the frame is not good. I applied the finish with a rag, rubbing it in as...

I want to strip acrylic varnish from elm (Ercol cupboard). I tested the green Nitromors, and it is not very effective. I tested Wilko eco stripper, and after an hour on, I scraped it and it did an okay job, with sanding removing the rest which seemed to have softened. Does anyone know of...

Has anyone experience of repairing nitrocellulose finishes? I picked up from a provincial auction a chest of drawers in elm (the draw carcasses look to be sapele), and I rather like the 60's finish, but there are a some marks, a few white areas, a few scratches. I could strip it and oil it, but...

I want to stain some elm, and I prefer the look of oil based wood dye to coloured Danish Oil. The former highlights the grain more. But it is not compatible with Danish Oil as the latter is a solvent. So yesterday I tried spirit stain on a coat rail. It highlights the grain, but I was unable to...

I've recently refinished an Ercol plank dining table, and a round coffee table, both with elm tops, using Danish Oil (3 coats, the first coloured on the top) and Briwax, and I am pleased with how they turned out. The plank has a lovely figure on the top, where the knots are. Anyway, I have...