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Here are Todays Great Hand Rubbed Deals
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 MENDINI STUDENT VIOLIN SIZE 4/4 3/4 1/2 1/4 1/8 1/10 1/16 +EXTRA STRINGS $59.99 Time Remaining: 16d 2h 46m Buy It Now for only: $59.99 |
 New Size 4/4 3/4 1/2 1/4 Flamed Ebony Violin +$125 Gift $31.00 (14 Bids) Time Remaining: 38m |
 HOT DEAL! NEW 4/4 3/4 1/2 1/4 STUDENT VIOLIN +$75 GIFTS $56.98 Time Remaining: 38m |
 NEW SIZE 4/4 3/4 1/2 1/4 1/8 VIOLIN+EVERYTHING YOU NEED $66.99 Time Remaining: 29d 22h 29m Buy It Now for only: $66.99 |
 NEW ALL SOLIDWOOD 4/4 or 1/2 EBONY CELLO+$39 TUNER $309.95 Time Remaining: 1h 8m |
 70%OFF~NEW SIZE 1/2 Antique Finish VIOLIN+Lots of Gifts $66.99 Time Remaining: 3h 2m Buy It Now for only: $66.99 |
 New Handmade Violin Flamed Case 4/4 MONEY BACK GTD FINAL CLOSEIOUT #9 $189.99 Time Remaining: 2h 3m Buy It Now for only: $219.99 |
 AGED HANDMADE FLAMED 1pc BACK 16.5 16 15.5 15" VIOLA $349.95 Time Remaining: 3h 8m |
 High Quality New Helmke Viotti 3/4 Size Violin w/Locking Case Bow & Rosin $109.95 Time Remaining: 3d 17h 37m Buy It Now for only: $109.95 |
 BLACK BLUE PINK PURPLE WHITE VIOLIN +EVERYTHING YOU NEED $56.98 Time Remaining: 2h 38m |
 NEW 4/4 Ebony Electric Violin w/Pickup -Black & Style1 $104.95 Time Remaining: 29d 21h 43m Buy It Now for only: $104.95 |
 4/4 Size Cello Hand Painted Highly Flamed- Ebony Fitted- Fiberglass Case $1,024.95 Time Remaining: 2h 12m |
 BEAUTIFUL NEW Violin Flamed BK Case 4/4 MONEY BACK GURANTEE #278 $109.99 Time Remaining: 1h Buy It Now for only: $129.99 |
 NEW FULL SIZE 4/4 STUDENT BLACK VIOLIN +LESSON+$39TUNER $79.99 Time Remaining: 1h 24m Buy It Now for only: $79.99 |
 The Loar LM-700-VS Hand-Carved All Solid AAA Spruce F Mandolin Florentine Scroll $1,124.99 Time Remaining: 2h 33m |
 MENDINI STUDENT VIOLA 16" 15" 14" 13" 12" ~Natural Wood Black Blue Purple White $64.95 Time Remaining: 17d 6h 46m Buy It Now for only: $64.95 |
 Handmade McMurray mandolin $1,500.00 Time Remaining: 14h 11m |
 MENDINI FULL SIZE 4/4 VIOLIN +Shoulder Rest+Xtra String $56.98 Time Remaining: 3h 58m |
 MENDINI ACOUSTIC VIOLIN SIZE 4/4 3/4 1/2 1/4 1/8 1/10 1/16 1/32 +TUNER+STRINGS $66.99 Time Remaining: 11d 5h 6m Buy It Now for only: $66.99 |
 The Loar LM-400-VS Hand Carved Mandolin *NICE $299.00 Time Remaining: 1d 2h 23m |
 NEW SIZE 4/4 3/4 1/2 1/4 1/8 1/10 1/16 VIOLIN+$70 GIFTS $59.99 Time Remaining: 13d 1h 15m Buy It Now for only: $59.99 |
 Tukanu Pineapple Ukulele super concert Claro Redwood Hibiscus Hope 4 Haiti $57.99 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 18h 53m |
 CECILIO 4/4, 3/4, 1/2 1/4 FLAMED SOLIDWOOD CELLO +$110 GIFT $289.95 Time Remaining: 15h 8m |
 NEW 4/4 Ebony Electric Violin w/Pickup-Mahogany,Style-2 $104.95 Time Remaining: 18d 23h 1m Buy It Now for only: $104.95 |
 NEW CECILIO 16.5" 16" 15.5" 15" 1pc BACK FLAMED VIOLA $379.98 Time Remaining: 14h 8m |
 High Quality Helmke 5 String 4/4 Violin w/ Locking Case, Bow, & Rosin $139.95 Time Remaining: 5d 20h 39m Buy It Now for only: $139.95 |
 NEW CECILIO FLAMED 4/4 3/4 1/2 1/4 EBONY CELLO +LESSONS $329.95 Time Remaining: 19h 38m |
 3/4 Size Cello Hand Painted Highly Flamed- Ebony Fitted- Fiberglass Case $1,024.95 Time Remaining: 4h 37m |
 TWO NEW 4/4 Full Size Brazilwood CELLO BOW +LESSONS $39.99 Time Remaining: 11d 22h 29m Buy It Now for only: $39.99 |
 Recording King RK-R35-BR Madison 5-String Banjo & Case -Mastertone Tone Ring $325.00 (18 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 5h 56m |
 4/4 Electric Cello Full Size Ebony Style 4 ~Black $219.95 Time Remaining: 27d 8h 25m Buy It Now for only: $219.95 |
 EPIPHONE MM-50E Professional F-Style Electric Mandolin Floating Pickup $375.00 Time Remaining: 5d 20h 43m |
 NEW 16.5" 16" 15.5" 15" 14" 13" 12" VIOLA+CASE+TUNER $113.95 Time Remaining: 16h 8m Buy It Now for only: $129.95 |
 High Quality New Helmke Viotti 13" Viola Set w/Locking Case, Bow, & Rosin $139.95 Time Remaining: 6d 20h 10m Buy It Now for only: $139.95 |
 Mendini Size 4/4 3/4 1/2 1/4 Ebony Violin +Lesson+Setup $79.98 Time Remaining: 14h 38m |
 4/4 Electric Cello Full Size Ebony Style 1~Red Mahogany $219.95 Time Remaining: 27d 8h 26m Buy It Now for only: $219.95 |
 NEW CECILIO 4/4 3/4 1/2 1/4 1/8 VIOLIN +$39Tuner+Book $89.98 Time Remaining: 16h 38m |
 New Handmade Violin Flamed Case 4/4 MONEY BACK GTD FINAL CLOSEIOUT #11 $189.99 Time Remaining: 1d 59m Buy It Now for only: $219.99 |
 NEW SIZE 1/2 STUDENT VIOLIN+Book+2 Sets Strings+Lessons $59.99 Time Remaining: 20d 19h 47m Buy It Now for only: $59.99 |
 High Quality New Helmke 1/32 Size Child Violin Set w/Locking Case Bow & Rosin $83.65 Time Remaining: 23h 7m Buy It Now for only: $92.95 |
 NEW 4/4 3/4 1/2 1/4 EBONY VIOLIN +LESSON+SETUP+TUNER $89.99 Time Remaining: 3d 21h 12m Buy It Now for only: $89.99 |
 STUDENT VIOLIN +LESSON+SET UP+$75 GIFT~6 Colors~8 Sizes $56.98 Time Remaining: 19h 38m |
 MENDINI MV200 4/4 STUDENT VIOLIN +2 Set Strings+Lessons $56.98 Time Remaining: 14h 58m |
 NEW Full Size 4/4 Ebony Electric Silent Cello Pickup $219.95 Time Remaining: 19d 15h 14m Buy It Now for only: $219.95 |
 NEW SIZE 4/4 3/4 1/2 1/4 1/8 VIOLIN+EVERYTHING YOU NEED $56.98 Time Remaining: 15h 38m |
 NEW CECILIO 4/4 CELLO ~OIL FINISH FLAMED EBONY~CCO-600 $999.99 Time Remaining: 28d 21h 36m Buy It Now for only: $999.99 |
 16" Viola Hand Painted Highly Frame Ebony Fitted 1 Piece Back $454.95 Time Remaining: 7h 4m |
 MENDINI SIZE 4/4 3/4 1/2 1/4 1/8 1/10 1/16 1/32 VIOLIN $56.98 Time Remaining: 21h 38m |
 NEW CECILIO HIGH FLAMED EBONY 4/4 CELLO +LESSONS+TUNER $339.95 Time Remaining: 27d 22h 1m Buy It Now for only: $339.95 |
 CECILIO 16.5 16 15.5 15" 1pc BACK FLAMED EBONY VIOLA $20.50 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 1h 8m Buy It Now for only: $389.99 |
 NEW SIZE 1/4 STUDENT VIOLIN+Book+2 Sets Strings+Lessons $59.99 Time Remaining: 20d 19h 47m Buy It Now for only: $59.99 |
 New Handmade Violin Flamed Case 4/4 MONEY BACK GTD FINAL CLOSEIOUT #12 $189.99 Time Remaining: 2d 3h 3m Buy It Now for only: $219.99 |
 High Quality New Helmke Left Hand 3/4 Size Violin Set w/Case, Bow, & Rosin $124.15 Time Remaining: 2d 20h 27m Buy It Now for only: $137.95 |
 banjo 5 string Ode style conversion $649.00 Time Remaining: 6d 9m Buy It Now for only: $649.00 |
 New Handmade Violin Flamed BACK 4/4 MONEY BACK GUARANTEE! #M17 $139.99 Time Remaining: 3d 4h 44m Buy It Now for only: $159.99 |
 NEW 4/4 3/4 1/2 1/4 1/8 SCHOOL APPROVE VIOLIN+$125 GIFT $64.95 Time Remaining: 27d 22h 52m Buy It Now for only: $64.95 |
 20% Off Hand Made New Black Ebony 1/8 Size Violin w/Case, Bow, & Rosin $45.86 Time Remaining: 1d 23h 17m Buy It Now for only: $50.95 |
 High Quality New Helmke Viotti 3/4 Size Violin w/Locking Case Bow & Rosin $83.65 Time Remaining: 3d 17h 52m Buy It Now for only: $92.95 |
 NEW FULL SIZE 4/4 STUDENT BLUE VIOLIN +LESSONS+$39TUNER $66.99 Time Remaining: 1h 5m Buy It Now for only: $66.99 |
 GREAT NEW Violin Highly Flamed BK Case 4/4 MONEY BACK APPROVED #219 CLOSEOUT $179.99 Time Remaining: 1d 1h 38m Buy It Now for only: $199.99 |
 NEW CECILIO SIZE 4/4 3/4 1/2 1/4 CELLO+BOOK+FREE VIOLIN $209.95 Time Remaining: 13d 11h 6m Buy It Now for only: $209.95 |
 New Handmade Violin Flamed Case 4/4 MONEY BACK GTD FINAL CLOSEIOUT #13 $179.99 Time Remaining: 4d 2h 30m Buy It Now for only: $219.99 |
 New Handmade Violin Flamed Case 4/4 MONEY BACK GTD FINAL CLOSEIOUT #89 $99.99 Time Remaining: 4d 3h 57m Buy It Now for only: $119.99 |
 2 SETS CELLO STRINGS 4/4 3/4 1/2 1/4 & PITCHPIPE/TUNER $14.99 Time Remaining: 7d 20h 13m Buy It Now for only: $14.99 |
 Mountain Dulcimer! New! Black Mountain Instruments! Mahogany and Spruce! NR!! $160.00 Time Remaining: 4d 2h 24m Buy It Now for only: $180.00 |
 NEW 4/4 3/4 1/2 1/4 VIOLIN in BLACK BLUE PURPLE or PINK $59.99 Time Remaining: 7d 21h 20m Buy It Now for only: $59.99 |
 High Quality New Helmke Left Hand 1/4 Size Violin Set w/Case, Bow, & Rosin $93.56 Time Remaining: 3d 6h 17m Buy It Now for only: $103.95 |
 High Quality New Helmke Left Hand 1/2 Size Violin Set w/Case, Bow, & Rosin $93.56 Time Remaining: 3d 18h 27m Buy It Now for only: $103.95 |
 NEW 4/4 CELLO W/ OIL FINISH HIGHLY FLAMED EBONY+BOOKS $929.95 Time Remaining: 28d 22h 7m Buy It Now for only: $929.95 |
 CREMONA SV-1500 4/4 MAESTRO "MASTER" VIOLIN OUTFIT $599.99 Time Remaining: 2d 4h 7m Buy It Now for only: $699.99 |
 4/4 Electric Cello Full Size Ebony Style 2~Red Mahogany $219.95 Time Remaining: 27d 8h 26m Buy It Now for only: $219.95 |
 GREAT NEW Violin Highly Flamed BK Case 4/4 MONEY BACK APPROVED #227 CLOSEOUT $179.99 Time Remaining: 2d 1h 25m Buy It Now for only: $199.99 |
 New Handmade Violin Flamed Case 4/4 MONEY BACK GTD FINAL CLOSEIOUT #6 $189.99 Time Remaining: 5d 2h 20m Buy It Now for only: $219.99 |
 Recording King RK-R35-BR Madison 5-String Banjo & Case -Mastertone Tone Ring $700.00 Time Remaining: 1d 17h 17m Buy It Now for only: $700.00 |
 BEAUTIFUL NEW Violin Flamed BK Case 4/4 MONEY BACK GURANTEE #274 $109.99 Time Remaining: 2d 3h Buy It Now for only: $129.99 |
 4/4 Electric Cello Full Size Ebony Style 1 ~Mahogany $219.95 Time Remaining: 27d 8h 26m Buy It Now for only: $219.95 |
 The Loar LM-400-VS Hand Carved Mandolin *FIX $189.00 Time Remaining: 6d 2h 24m |
 High Quality New Helmke Viotti 1/8 Size Child Violin w/Locking Case Bow & Rosin $83.65 Time Remaining: 5d 5h 22m Buy It Now for only: $92.95 |
 MENDINI VIOLA +TUNER 16" 15" 14" 13" 12" ~Natural Wood Black Blue Purple White $74.95 Time Remaining: 17d 6h 49m Buy It Now for only: $74.95 |
 20% Off Hand Made New Pink 4/4 Full Size Violin Set w/Case, Bow, & Rosin $45.86 Time Remaining: 5d 4h 32m Buy It Now for only: $50.95 |
 4/4 Electric Cello Full Size Ebony Style 4 ~Mahogany $219.95 Time Remaining: 27d 8h 25m Buy It Now for only: $219.95 |
 New Handmade Violin Flamed Case 4/4 MONEY BACK GTD FINAL CLOSEIOUT #5 $189.99 Time Remaining: 6d 1h 6m Buy It Now for only: $219.99 |
 GREAT NEW Violin Highly Flamed BK Case 4/4 MONEY BACK APPROVED #223 CLOSEOUT $179.99 Time Remaining: 3d 4h 29m Buy It Now for only: $199.99 |
 70%OFF~NEW SIZE 1/10 Antique Finish VIOLIN+Lot of Gifts $66.99 Time Remaining: 3h 1m Buy It Now for only: $66.99 |
 High Quality New Helmke Viotti 1/10 Size Child Violin w/Locking Case Bow & Rosin $83.65 Time Remaining: 5d 22h 57m Buy It Now for only: $92.95 |
 NEW FULL SIZE 4/4 STUDENT PINK VIOLIN +LESSONS+$39TUNER $66.99 Time Remaining: 55m Buy It Now for only: $66.99 |
 High Quality New Helmke Viotti 1/16 Size Child Violin w/Locking Case Bow & Rosin $83.65 Time Remaining: 5d 17h 32m Buy It Now for only: $92.95 |
 GREAT NEW Violin Highly Flamed BK Case 4/4 MONEY BACK APPROVED #229 BLEMISHED $159.99 Time Remaining: 4d 1h 53m Buy It Now for only: $199.99 |
 Red oak ukulele wall mount hanger, hand rubbed gloss finish, free shipping $16.50 Time Remaining: 15d 22h 47m Buy It Now for only: $16.50 |
 High Quality New Helmke Viotti 13" Viola Set w/Locking Case, Bow, & Rosin $110.65 Time Remaining: 6d 8h 21m Buy It Now for only: $122.95 |
 NEW SIZE 1/32 VIOLIN+Book+2 Bows+2 Sets Strings+Lessons $59.99 Time Remaining: 3d 19h 28m Buy It Now for only: $59.99 |
 High Quality Helmke 5 String 4/4 Violin w/ Locking Case, Bow, & Rosin $110.65 Time Remaining: 5d 19h 52m Buy It Now for only: $122.95 |
 BEAUTIFUL NEW Violin Flamed BK Case 4/4 MONEY BACK GURANTEE #280 $109.99 Time Remaining: 4d 3h Buy It Now for only: $129.99 |
 4/4 Electric Cello Full Size Ebony Style 1 ~Pearl White $219.95 Time Remaining: 27d 8h 26m Buy It Now for only: $219.95 |
 Helmke 5 String 4/4 full size violin w/ bow and locking case $89.95 Time Remaining: 3d 23h 29m |
 NEW SOLIDWOOD FULL SIZE 4/4 CELLO +TUNER+LESSONS+CASES $269.95 Time Remaining: 21d 20h 50m Buy It Now for only: $269.95 |
 Hand Made Violin Chinrest 4/4 $10.00 Time Remaining: 2d 1h 32m |
 BEAUTIFUL NEW Violin 1PC Flamed BK Case 4/4 MONEY BACK GURANTEE #275 $109.99 Time Remaining: 5d 2h 2m Buy It Now for only: $129.99 |
 4/4 Electric Cello Full Size Ebony Style 3 ~Black $219.95 Time Remaining: 27d 8h 26m Buy It Now for only: $219.95 |
 American violin 4/4 1927, C. A. Horan. Great tone! $1,280.00 Time Remaining: 4d 23h 27m Buy It Now for only: $1,792.00 |
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The Truth About Do It Yourself Furniture Refinishing
hear it all the time, the tone of semi disappointed do it yourselfers after they spend countless hours on their refinishing project "it doesn't look like we hoped it would.
Like so many other times in life, when good folks find themselves disappointed.
It really isn't their fault at all, all they did was read the brochure, and then the theater of the mind took over. I hear them say, "we followed the instructions to the letter, so why does it not look at all like we were hoping?"
Here is why, Restoration by the very definition of the word, requires that the restorer understand from what condition the original finish has fallen. To put it another way, if you don't know what it was, how can you know what it should be?
So it's another situation of not even knowing what questions to ask because the idea of there being some other way isn't even there.
It is true that some furniture is finished with a really simple process, perhaps a coat of stain and then three or four coats of polyurethane, and for home woodworking projects and other simply functional stuff that will do, but if you have a nice medium, or high-line piece and you expect it to look as spectacular as it did when it first came to your home using a simple one or two step treatment, you may not know it now, but soon you will, it's not going to look anything like you are expecting. Where the harsh reality and the hoped for dream collide, that is where disappointment lives.
What you were hoping for was something a little more. For example, the finish that one would expect to find on furniture from a company like Baker, Henredon ,Drexell or Gramco, is really, really sophisticated. It is done by Master finishers with decades of experience. Even the apprentices in an environment like this possess knowledge of the ways of the "force". Artistic finishes like this sometimes require as many as twenty or more steps to achieve the depth and richness that people have come to expect from top drawer brands like these. When you see the fantastic catalogues and well lit showrooms it may be hard to imagine that even though there are many layers of finish, sealer, glaze, cow tails, spattering, brush-graining and finally several coats of topcoat hand rubbed to a deep rich glow, it is still quite thin. That is what gives the furniture that really refined classic look. When you compare the two different methods you begin to see that there is no comparison at all.
On one hand the single step stain followed by multiple coats of oil-cured polyurethane you end up with a monochromatic, thick, plastic finish, the one up side to all the mill thickness is that these oil-cured poly finishes are pretty durable.
However, if you are looking to achieve a finish that has real depth and character, one that people look at, and just get lost in, that will require a lot more, a whole lot more. At a minimum, A base dye of the required intensity, followed by a wash coat of sealer, hand rubbed then glazed, followed by another wash, rubbed again, then add the light distressing and rag work, wash coat and rub once again, followed by gun shading and highlighting. All that by hand free form to match a specified sample before the first application of topcoat is applied. That process is not one that comes off the shelf. It is derived from a lifetime of touching the wood, looking at how the light dives into the wood and knowing what comes next, it is the difference between a pop tart and a Fine French pastry.
Refinishing furniture can be a really exciting and fulfilling thing to do when all goes well and the results are what you were expecting, but when it does not it can be a bad way to spend your vacation time. So next time you are thinking about taking on a refinishing project do your homework before you begin, ask for professional advice. If all the lights are green, go. If not, and you still want to go for it, maybe you should consider an apprenticeship in our restoration shop, who knows in four or five years you too may be a member of this quirky band of brothers known as Wood finishers.