Stripping and Refinishing raised-panel doors

Stripping and Refinishing raised-panel doors

I’ve refinished numerous furniture pieces and other items. Recently I was contacted about stripping and refinishing some pretty old raised-panel painted wooden doors. I’m pretty excited to see the outcome of this project but it didn’t take long to...
Refinished Oak Desk

Refinished Oak Desk

A while back I had renovated a home office for a customer.  I noticed back then an old office desk he had.  It was a full size desk (3’ x 5’) and it looked even larger in this room.   I remember thinking even then that it would be a beautiful piece to refinish maybe...
Auto Repaint

Auto Repaint

The first car that I bought on my own was a ’69 Dodge Charger.   It was a base model but it was beautiful.   It wasn’t a hot rod but it was quicker than it needed to be for me and that led to the damaged front fender.  I’ll...

Hello world!

Well, I decided to start a blog.  So the question becomes, what to blog about.   I’m a Handyman by trade and I suppose I’ll always be one to some degree but these days I feel like I’d really rather stick around the house. I have an extensive...