Coal Scuttle Restoration!

Today, I will show you this very sad and in a poor condition Coal Scuttle.

It has been lying around my friend's workshop for years and for the most part, it was in pieces however, my friend decided that he no longer needed it and as it was in such a poor state polishing wise, He thought it would not be worth, spending the time and effort on it.

However, I decided that being the optimist that I am, I would restore the scuttle and try and sell it.

Firstly I had to sand down the entire surface to try and make the surface flat, using my sander, then after lots of sanding, I had to go over again using a sanding block and fine sandpaper to remove the fine marks left by the sander.

Once that was done, I chose the colour Dark Mahogany as the wood is already Mahogany.

 The stain added some new life to a much-needed piece.

For the finish and durability, I decided to spray the scuttle with a modern lacquer as this finish will last much longer than French polish.

So as you can see from the photographs it has come out looking somewhat different.

 Therefore I just thought that I should share with you, just what can be done with a little hard work and lots of patience; let’s hope I can auction it and get some money back for all my hard efforts.

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