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Furniture restoration ideas written by Manish Chauhan
Furniture restoration can mean different things to various people. Some people want restored furniture to look new, others want furniture to appear well maintained, and to keep evidence of age and usage, which is often referred to instead as "conservation". Purists prefer conservation, and scoff at those who "skin" furniture by removing the finish. Many Who is right? Is conservation better than restoration, or is beauty in the eye of the beholder?

Do it yourself furniture repair written by Manish Chauhan
Wax your furniture- to build up the finish, cover scratches or damages, and to obtain a more durable and long-lasting improvement than oil polish. Apply a hard paste wax with 0000 steel wool using a few drops of water to help emulsify the wax, and apply it as thinly as possible, rubbing with the grain of the wood.

Custom wood doors written by Manish Chauhan
What distinguishes custom wood doors from mass manufactured wood doors? The mere creation of wood doors to match a given size is no guarantee of the quality expected of custom wood doors. Manufacturing technologies have been developed so that it is simple to manufacture a door to many different sizes, by the thousands, with little quality built in. Traditional techniques of building a true custom door yield a quality that is not replicated by todays' mass manufacturers.

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