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Faithfully Restored
Antique Restoration
B. Joseph Stafford
Livonia, Mich.
(734) 812-2064
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Two Drop Leaf Tables
Here are two mahogany drop leaf tables; the more circular of the two being a sort of pie crust table and the other, a gate leg table. I...
Mr. Stafford
Apr 2, 20164 min read
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Tension
Several days ago, I was doing a few repairs on a maple vanity chair and I needed to employ the use of an ancient clamping technique...
Mr. Stafford
Mar 26, 20161 min read
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Early 1900’s Maple Looking Glass Frame
I received this early twentieth century looking glass frame in the condition which is shown in the photographs below. All four of its...
Mr. Stafford
Mar 8, 20162 min read
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Maple Nightstand (Virginia House)
(2 Kings 4:8-11) Ҧ And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread....
Mr. Stafford
Feb 16, 20163 min read
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For the Glory of God
A while back, I published my first post here on the blog about a late nineteenth century rocking chair. I have finally found the time to...
Mr. Stafford
Aug 10, 20142 min read
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1956 Wilton Woodworker’s Bench Vise
During the second world war, a man from Czechoslovakia fled all the way to Chicago to start his own business. His name was Hugh W. Vogl....
Mr. Stafford
Jul 15, 20142 min read
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Early 20th Century Oak Hall Tree
This next project is an early twentieth century oak hall tree that was in quite a state of disrepair when I went to visit its owner and...
Mr. Stafford
Jun 18, 20142 min read
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19th Century Tonk Piano Stool
This late 19th century piece was one of the first projects I was commissioned to restore. Max Tonk, (b. Berlin 1851) moved to Chicago...
Mr. Stafford
Feb 4, 20143 min read
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19th Century Caned Maple Rocking Chair
Here we have a late nineteenth century rocking chair. There is so much charm and character in this chair, that it was an absolute joy to...
Mr. Stafford
Dec 28, 20132 min read
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