Mr. StaffordApr 2, 20164 minTwo Drop Leaf TablesHere 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 have been unable to f...
Mr. StaffordMar 26, 20161 minTensionSeveral 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 called the tourniquet cla...
Mr. StaffordMar 8, 20162 minEarly 1900’s Maple Looking Glass FrameI received this early twentieth century looking glass frame in the condition which is shown in the photographs below. All four of its joints were no longer s...
Mr. StaffordFeb 16, 20163 minMaple 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. And so it was, that as...
Mr. StaffordAug 10, 20142 minFor the Glory of GodA 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 create a video that ...
Mr. StaffordJul 15, 20142 min1956 Wilton Woodworker’s Bench ViseDuring 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. It is said that, som...
Mr. StaffordJun 18, 20142 minEarly 20th Century Oak Hall TreeThis 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 finally brought it ba...
Mr. StaffordFeb 4, 20143 min19th Century Tonk Piano StoolThis late 19th century piece was one of the first projects I was commissioned to restore. Max Tonk, (b. Berlin 1851) moved to Chicago with his family in 1857...
Mr. StaffordDec 28, 20132 min19th Century Caned Maple Rocking ChairHere 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 restore. The older t...
