I made this mobile, low table about twenty five years ago; It came back for a well deserved re-finish before moving on to my daughters flat. It got some new hand turned, cherry draw pulls to replace the missing or damaged brass ones. The first order of business was to remove the old finish inside and out before re-colouring and sealing with several coats of nitro cellulose lacquer. The last stage is wet sanding and buffing to a high gloss finish. It was like bumping into an old friend, giving them a spruce up and sending them on their way for the next chapter of their lives.

The top needed a good 2mm skimmed off to level it and remove some deep dents. After working so much with ‘real wood’ like oak, elm, sapele and cherry; The Douglas Fir timber looks so bland and anaemic.

The prepared timber surfaces are dyed and prepared for a new finish taking care to get a consistent quality of surface and appearance