On Tuesday I took the family to the High Museum in Atlanta, GA. I was looking forward to going. My wife won a contest on a blog she follows , so all of the tickets were free! The main attraction was “Paris on Peachtree”. Although “Paris on Peachtree” was not what I expected, I had …
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Repairing a Hand Made Cherry Table
Sometimes I think that the movers have a tough job, and get blamed for poor craftsmanship. I recently had to repair a “hand made” cherry table. The base was broken while transporting it from the customers house, to a storage facility. The base consisted of of 4 boards that were glued, and joined together. When …
Repairing Toys
“Furniture is not the only thing that we repair at WillardZ Furniture Repair.” I recently repaired a rosewood model chinese junk, and a toy wooden shopping cart. The chinese junk had a wood piece on the side, that was broken off during a recent move. I had to take a trip to the local Rockler …
Museum Houses
I enjoy working at Museum houses. They are usually full of antiques. Antiques are much easier to work on than modern furniture. The antiques are usually solid wood, or well made veneer furniture. The stains, and wax that I use, work very well with an antique’s finish. Also if hand planing is need to repair …
Keurig and Furniture Repair
Some customers that I do work for are very hospitable. Today I had to do a job in Jefferson, GA. I was not looking forward to the long drive. I knew that I would have to fight my way through 3 major highways through Atlanta to get there. I also had a monetary limit, set …
Working in the Shop
It has been a very busy couple months here at WillardZ Furniture Repair. It has been ball to the wall since August, and projects are starting to pile up in the shop. 95% of my work is on location, but occasionally the damage is too bad to repair on location. A part may need to …
Turning a Wood Leg
“Things turn out best, for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.” – John Wooden Last week I finished turning a wood leg for an antique drop leaf table. During a move to Atlanta, the movers broke the leg off and completely lost it. They called me to help the …
Desk Panel Repair at First Data Corp
On Wednesday, I had to repair the side of an office desk panel. The damage was very bad. I had to fill the damage, and match the color, and sheen of the finish. If they were not happy, the manufacturer was going to have to replace the desk! Before After The client was very happy! …
Quitter by Jon Acuff
“Fall in Like with your day Job” I just finished reading Quitter by Jon Acuff. I really enjoyed reading the book, and it has inspired me to start writing regularly on my Blog. My website has had a blog area set up for about 3 years, but I have thought that I did not have …
The Woodworking Apprentice
“Always two there are, a master and an apprentice.” Frank OZ Ruby has been coming down to my basement shop since she was a baby. She can probably name most of the machines I work on in my shop. Not too long ago, I bought her a kids wooden work bench. It is one of …