Hi guys.
I am a metal dude but I have fallen into the woodwork craze half by accident. My granddaughter and I have been buying up old cutlery canteens, refinishing them and turning them into jewellery boxes. So far so good. I have had all solid english oak boxes to work on which really bring out the love of grain and texture to me and her.
Now I have a challenge. One of the girls I work with brought me in an old english cutlery box to restore and re assign. It was made (I am really guessing here) in the mid 20th century. Most of the box is oak, but the top is a veneer quarter pattern (See attached pic of similar identical box but restored).
Before I sand the bloody life right out of it I am after some advice as to how to sand it back to its former glory. The finish (not the timber veneer) is lightly cracked, very faded, but the veneer itself is solid and still well bonded right across the entire surface. So now the questions begin.
How thick would this veneer be?
Do I have to hand sand along all four grains or can I sand the entire surface using a random orbital sander (Lightly of course)?
Should I return it to her and say its too hard? (I only work with her after all.)
regards
Old Hutcho (The novice)box1.jpg
I am a metal dude but I have fallen into the woodwork craze half by accident. My granddaughter and I have been buying up old cutlery canteens, refinishing them and turning them into jewellery boxes. So far so good. I have had all solid english oak boxes to work on which really bring out the love of grain and texture to me and her.
Now I have a challenge. One of the girls I work with brought me in an old english cutlery box to restore and re assign. It was made (I am really guessing here) in the mid 20th century. Most of the box is oak, but the top is a veneer quarter pattern (See attached pic of similar identical box but restored).
Before I sand the bloody life right out of it I am after some advice as to how to sand it back to its former glory. The finish (not the timber veneer) is lightly cracked, very faded, but the veneer itself is solid and still well bonded right across the entire surface. So now the questions begin.
How thick would this veneer be?
Do I have to hand sand along all four grains or can I sand the entire surface using a random orbital sander (Lightly of course)?
Should I return it to her and say its too hard? (I only work with her after all.)
regards
Old Hutcho (The novice)box1.jpg
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