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I managed to squeeze in a little side quest project before new year - restoration of a mid century coffee table. 

The top was worn, and the legs were flimsy so those horizontal bars have fallen out at some point.

I thought it will be a quick one - sand the top, glue the legs and bars together, finish with wood oil. 

The first part was exciting - I finally got to use the paint stripper the right way! The lacquer layer was thick enough for it, and the dopamine from scrubbing it off when it turned into a paste was great 🤤 But it wasn't as quick as I expected, still took ~2 hours. 

The real challenge came with glueing. Turns out the legs were flimsy cause the original joints were broken in two places and very lazily replaced by screws (I didn't have the energy to think of anything better, so the screws had to stay 😔). 

(This turned into a long read, will have to continue in the replies ⬇️)

Farcaster OG 💜 serial dabbler • foodie • dog owner • /framedl & /framedl-pro fam 💛💚

Thanks!

I learned through YouTube tutorials and online forums 😅 I started with renovating old chairs I had during Covid, and collected information bit by bit.