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Thanks Matt! This is my first attempt at refinishing furniture.
I’m very pleased on how the finish came out. My pictures don’t do the chest of drawers the justice it deserves. This piece, is not an antique, it is a re-production chest of drawers, made out of solid poplar and mahogany veneer. Besides the cosmetic damage, this is a sold piece of furniture. I’m glad I was save it from the trash and give it a new home.
Here’s what I had to do to refinish it. The veneer on all the drawers was coming up, and needed to be glued black down. Only a couple of drawer sides were coming apart and needed to be re-glued. The top had a piece of the veneer missing in the corner and I had to patch it.. Striped, sanded, re-stained and applied a French polish top coat..