Restoring an old school desk
I refinished an antique school desk for a friend whose great great grandmother used it in the one room school house she taught at. My friend's grandmother stored it in a shed for decades and it was recently unearthed. Read more about how I learned to take it apart on my blog.
After, side view.
Before.
Above is after I took the whole thing apart, below is the refinished product.
After, in its new home.
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Great Job! Beautiful piece.
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I always wanted one of those .beautiful
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Just found your school Desk renovation and wondered how the seat / back part were connected to the frame , I have aquired the end frames but no wood work and wish to renovate to as near original as possible , any information would be very helpful >