Jill returned last week from a three week trip down to
Bristol to see family, While she was away we had four days of gale-force winds
with sleet and hail, Down at Stromness at the wave energy site they recorded a
wave height of just over twenty six feet which is a near record. Over the last
few months Jill has been looking on the web for an old wooden trunk to put all
her sewing bits and pieces in, unfortunately for her they are far too expensive
with a price range of £200-£800+ ,so with her away I decided to have a go. So a
few words with Billy my friendly neighbour ,Billy collects wood for his fire,
everyone around here drops off wood for him, old furniture ,old beams, pallets
anything that will burn, so a quick look around his storage shed produced a few
old mahogany top’s off sideboards and cabinets . well after three weeks in a
freezing shed I produced a storage trunk, it was meant to look old so only the
old varnish & wax was removed leaving the old colour and staining. The
handles and hinges were to bright so two days in the log burner reduced them to
really old looking metalwork, the chest was treated with sanding sealer &
five coats of wax polish applied with wire wool. As you can see from the
pictures below it looks old with plenty of dents and cracks, all of which were
in the original wood, I was pleased with the finished chest and Jill was
impressed with my work.
