Greg Parkes Handcrafted Furniture

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I do a lot of repair and restoration work for some of the area's top refinishers as well as for individuals.  I don't do any refinishing; that is a skill as arcane as cutting dovetails and I leave it to experts, however I often undertake the reconstruction of a piece and deliver it to a finishing shop when my stage of the project is complete.  Most of the images that follow show the work without any finish applied.  That's the way I usually leave it.  I also make and install missing or broken parts.

My approach to a repair depends on the piece at hand.  When dealing with true antiques, I take special care to do nothing to it that is not reversible.  I use only traditional hide glues and carefully copy the original construction methods.  If, on the other hand, I'm facing a recent chair in need of a new stretcher, I reach for the easier to use PVA glue, because that's what was used in the original construction.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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