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Before and after: real jobs from the workshop

Every photo here is Craig’s own work. Drag the handle on each one to see the difference.

D-end dining table

Restored D-end extending dining table with ladder-back chairs in a damask-papered dining room beside a marble fireplace

Twin pedestal D-end dining table in the client's dining room on dust sheets, before restoration

BeforeAfter

A twin pedestal D-end extending table, on dust sheets in its own dining room, then restored and polished.

Inlaid bedroom chair

The same inlaid chair after: hand-woven cane back panel and a new studded turquoise seat

Inlaid bedroom chair before work: broken cane back and worn green upholstered seat

BeforeAfter

A split cane back replaced with a new hand-woven panel through the original holes.

Orkney-style chair

The same Orkney-style chair after restoration, with its straw back and a new rush seat

Orkney-style chair with a woven straw back, before restoration, with the seat worn through

BeforeAfter

The seat was worn right through. Now it has a new rush seat under its straw back.

Mid-century armchair

The same mid-century armchair with a newly woven paper cord seat

Mid-century armchair with a worn, broken woven paper cord seat, before reweaving

BeforeAfter

A broken paper cord seat, rewoven tight and even.

Flame veneer headboard

Restored headboard with flame-figured veneer and a carved rope moulding, veneer relaid and polished

The same headboard before restoration, with lifting and missing veneer along the edges

BeforeAfter

Lifting and missing veneer along the edges, relaid and polished.

Black lacquer cabinet

The same black lacquer cabinet with the damaged edge repaired

Black lacquer cabinet with bird and flower decoration and a chipped top edge, before repair

BeforeAfter

A chipped top edge rebuilt to match the decorated lacquer.

Tall chest of drawers

The same tall six-drawer chest after refinishing

Tall six-drawer chest with a dull, worn finish, before refinishing

BeforeAfter

A dull, worn finish taken back and refinished.

Drop-leaf table and chairs

Drop-leaf table and hoop-back chairs after refinishing

Drop-leaf table and hoop-back chairs with a worn, patchy finish, before restoration

BeforeAfter

The whole set refinished so the table and chairs match again.

And a few finished pieces

Pair of slender bedroom chairs with newly hand-caned seats — Pair of bedroom chairs, new hand-caned seats

Round table with a sunburst-matched figured veneer top and an inlaid fan patera in the centre, freshly polished — Sunburst veneer table, French polished

Dining chair with a woven Danish cord seat and contrasting keys in the back rail — Danish cord dining chair

Long polished plank-top extending dining table with shield-back chairs in a dining room with wall lights and a chandelier — Polished plank-top dining table

Solid-wood refectory table with two matching benches with backs, in the workshop — Made to order: table and benches

Stool with a new rush seat between bobbin-turned rails — Rush-seated stool

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