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I recently tried to glue up a crack in the length of a table surface (partial, along the grain). However, I did a poor job clamping and there’s some offset on the surface. I was thinking of resetting/reglue. If i heat up the crack to loosen the glue, do i need to clean it out (acetone or vinegar), let it dry, reclamp/reglue? Or can i just heat to loosen glue and reclamp?

One concern is its a tight crack and cleaning/removing glue would be very hard. The other is if i just reheat to loosen and reclamp, am I losing strength of the wood glue?

This was glued a week ago using titebond and I am going to refinish the surface after gluing. Open to any ideas. Thanks!

I am nowhere near an expert in this this is my first time trying to restore a piece of furniture. I have been using Klean Strip premium stripper And a stainless steel brush mostly to remove the epoxy from this table… I am mean we're talking inches thick of the stuff. It was almost completely black when I bought it now I'm stuck with some problem areas. Does anyone have any suggestions? Should I just hit it with a sander now? I don't want to lose any of the beautiful woodgrain, but I do want it to be generally even for when I go to re-stain it. Any advice welcome! This is a slow and arduous process!

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I was sitting on my heating pad on my couch a couple nights ago and today I discovered these markings. How can I safely remove these & return the couch to its original condition?

It is a vintage couch that belongs to my housemate and I feel awful for damaging it :(

Thank you for your help!

We were given this trundle bed by a friend. It belonged to her brother and it's 60+ years old. She suggested we let our son pick a paint color and paint it, but my 9 year old absolutely adores it the way that it is. It needs some love though since it's been through some stuff lol The bed is sturdy... solid wood with the hook-in pieces and wooden slats. The trundle however only has the 4 sides. There is no bottom to it. She had a bunkie board, but it was in sad shape. My plan was to lay down some hardboard in the trundle and turn it into a drawer.

I have never restored furniture before, so this is my first project. I was hoping to find some guidance what to do, what not to do, and to avoid making any mistakes. I want to make it nice for my son... he is on the spectrum and this is his first real bed (he was initially sharing a bunk bed with my older son).

So to restore the wood, I was thinking I would use some fine grit sandpaper to remove the surface scratches and blemishes, but i have no idea about staining it. Do I sand it down past the stain that's on it now? Or do I just sand out the imperfections and stain over the stain that's already on it? I am going to remove the decorative hard ware (the trundle handles and embellishment plates) and try to clean them up... what is a good metal polish? I am going to clamp my sons feeding tube pump to the headboard to eliminate his IV pole (it just gets in the way), is there a good option for something to protect the wood that I could put under the clamp? I obviously want to avoid scratching it up but wasn't sure if a small piece of duck cloth or terrycloth would be enough or if there's something better. I won't be attaching it to the bed, just using it as a barrier under the clamp. And for the trundle, does hardboard sound like a good idea? Or is there a better material to use as a bottom? I need it to be lightweight so it doesn't weigh the trundle down too much, but sturdy enough to hold things. Thank you !

We were recently given a bed for our son. Its over 60 years old and in really good condition. I'm workiing on restaining and sealing it, but I'm not sure how to get these off. I also have no idea what this is called or what it's made of. I tried doing a Google image search but found nothing. I want to clean them up, but I don't want to used something that will ruin it.

I am not completely finished with my restoration of the side table I've been posting about. I've attached images of some of the stages and I will describe what I have done. I am going to lay a few more gloss varnish coats down and then wax and polish the tabletop to a mirror finish. I really wanted to get the stain right. I actually stained it and thought it was too dark so I sanded it back down, remixed my stain and tried again. The second time I used 320 grit sandpaper to really get the ash smooth and that did the trick. Please let me know if you think I got the color right. I used a thinned down dark walnut.

This is how it looked originally

This is after bleaching.

Wiped down with mineral spirits. No stain.

Stained and varnished.

I'm striking out all over the internet... I need 3 pieces of glass with 1/2" beveled edges to restore antique furniture, about 2 3/4 x 5 3/4 in size.

I would be super grateful to anyone that can point me in the right direction

I have this older Basset dresser. It has some impact damage on the side panel. Can I remove the panel and replace it? Any idea what type of wood and stain/finish this is? Also can you share some links of where I can find a replacement piece of plywood for thew side? TIA!!!

A hot pan was set down on the table which cause the seal to bubble up and peel off leaving a hole in it. Any advice on how to fix this?

Hi all! I bought an expensive piece of custom furniture off Etsy (never again) and recently the leg basically just snapped off. This was for a piano table that held an expensive digital piano which I was luckily able to catch and save. But now one of the legs can screw in because the plastic piece snapped and broke. I was wondering if anyone can help me identify the black piece in the pic or tell me if theres an easily alt way to salvage this furniture piece that could fix myself.

I contacted Etsy but the seller isnt selling there anymore so I cant ask for a replacement from the seller

Help! TYIA!

Would ideally like to stain it a solid dark walnut color (like the joint) but unsure if this is veneer or plastic coated and if stain is even possible. It has texture and feels like plastic. Open to any products and preparation tips/ideas

Noticed this little circle bump on the top of a table we bought 6 months ago. Can only see it from an angle when the light reflects off it. I have no idea why this could be happening. Its a solid wood top.. not one solid piece but several thst have been joined together. At first I thought it was a nail popblike on a wall but there really is no reason for a screw or nail to be here.

Perhaps its always been there and I just didn't notice and its a manufacturer defect. This is a Pottery Barn Reed table so definitely on the low end in terms of craftmanship.

A candle burned out and damaged my table. Is there a way to easily remove or at least improve this burn stain? I’ve seen a bunch of options on google but I want to know which is most effective - I do not want to damage it more

I recently bought a vintage MCM credenza and I was thinking about how I could go about making it match my floor and furniture. I have a natural oak parquet with a slightly golden undertone and the furniture is mostly cold or neutral colours (blue navy, grey, black). The credenza on the other hand is very red and I don't think it would look good as is, so I was looking for options to tone down the intensity of the redness of the wood without altering it too much (e.g. by "upcycling" it into yet another shabby sideboard).

What could I do?