The guy driving the forklift in a warehouse I recently worked at had a very bad day. So bad in fact that you wonder if he was Forklifting under the Influence (FUI) 🙂 Damage caused below. . The warehouse I was called to do this job works with high end furniture. This is furniture ordered …
Tag Archives: furniture repair
The Furniture Repairman, and My New Logo
My new Logo When you think of a furniture repairman, or a woodworker what comes to mind? Maybe you picture an older gentleman, with a beard, a hat, maybe wearing flannel, carpenter jeans, and boots? Many people that I ran into Expected at least an older gentleman. When I started this business in 2003 I …
The Drawer Thief
My drawer has been stolen. Can you make a new one! This is the 3rd time I have gotten a call about an entire drawer being stolen. The Similarities In all three cases the customer had just moved in to their new home. Each drawer had jewelry or something valuable in it. Also the drawer …
A Nice Day at UGA and a Surprise
Today I went to UGA Caldwell Hall to repair a Maple laminate table with a chip out of the edge. I have to charge a trip fee since it is a little over 2 hours to drive there. The actual work only lasted about an hour 🙂 I make the trip worth my time though. …
The Movers call me Picasso
Color is very important in furniture repair. I have to deal with many different wood shades, and when a damage occurs I have to repair the area, and make sure to blend it out so that it is not noticeable. Most of the time I can do this on location. After touching up so many …
Clocks
Woodworking has been part of my family tree for hundreds of years. I have even had the privilege to inherit tools from my grandfather. I am not sure who he got them from. It would be interesting if they came from the most famous woodworker in our family. Simon Willard the Clock maker 1753-1848. He …
Scrap Wood is Good
I was asked to repair a very large hole put into a laminate conference table base. The conference table base was hollow to allow data cables, etc through it. The owner of the business did not think it could be repaired. After going back and forth with the movers the owner allowed me to take …
Abraham’s Table?
I repaired an interesting carved table at a warehouse recently. This table was very heavy and was solid wood. Reminded me of a maple burl wood, but it did come from Thailand. When the warehouse guys opened the box they discovered a very large crack in the side! This is solid wood, and the temperature …
Bed Post Repair
I recently had to repair a broken bed post. I was sent a blurry picture, with the explanation that “the movers tried to repair it”. They glued the piece on crooked, and all of the jagged edges were exposed. To top it off they used gorilla glue that seaped out, and made a complete mess. …
Fort Gordon Repair
Last week I repaired a conference table damage at Fort Gordon in Augusta. Augusta is about 2 and a half hours from me so it was quite a drive. It was only a small repair but I was the closest recommended technician according to the designer! He said the guy he uses is in North …