I need tips on replicating antique furniture please!
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You can use the technique that this Hometalker used : http://www.hometalk.com/diy/paint/furniture/modern-daybed-gets-an-antique-look-24800897
And, this similar Discussion will have some helpful answers-She also wants to make her furniture look antique: http://www.hometalk.com/diy/paint/q-gonzales-rustic-furniture-find-but-i-want-it-to-look-antique-help-1476425
Good luck!!
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I starter with a roll top desk I bought in kit form, had everything. Look on internet for your choices. eesy peezy. And fun.
There are Internet sites that have them. Google Breakfront cabinet plans.
Not sure what you are looking for?
My son did some replication work(for repairs) for a while before joining the army. It takes skill and tools. He had a lathe, table saw, band saw, and I'm not sure what else. You may want to start with the kits before getting in over you head.
Go on the internet and google Baetz Fine Furniture.Most likely still have the patterns somewhere.I used to work for them until they closed in 1981.The furniture they made was VERY high end.A dinning table was over 2,000 dollars!
I have found smaller delapidated pieces- - - like an old cupboard with glass doors, and a baby high chair. . . . .
What I did was to number and mark and disassemble the item(s), then copy / trace each individual piece, cut, sand, assemble & finish. . . . they looked very close to the original.
However, with an item as large as yours, without help of a partner, you will find this idea troublesome. . .
If you are trying to replicate the door, try the fake lead that you can get at a hobby store. Some comes in tubes and you squirt it on something that it can be peeled off of and placed and shaped the way you want on glass