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    selecting color and fabrics for seats on fancy chairs

    I love fancy chairs and recently I got a deal on several at an antique shop.  These aren't models from the 1700s and possibly are from the 1920's, but at least they will help me learn to appreciate the chair forms.  I plan to eventually make some more period versions using references or through...
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    color guides for reproduction period furniture

    Hi, I bought several fancy chairs recently at an antique shop and two are Queen Anne and two are Chippendale style ladder backs.  The ladder back chairs are stained a dark mahogany and I should have no trouble refinishing them.  However, the two Queen Anne chairs have more of a honey maple look...
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    Tavern table finish and perhaps filler?

    Hi all, I'm new to the forum. I have a couple tavern tables to build and the tops will feature tiger maple. I am opting to surface the boards with hand planes and scrapers. The planes I'm using are tuned for difficult grain and I'm blessed with minimum tearout so far. Here is my question...
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