Restoration Services and Transparent Pricing

This service is intended for solid oak, walnut, and pine dining tables marked by heat rings, scratches, or faded finishes. Our craftsman removes degraded varnish, prepares the raw timber grain by hand, and applies durable oil or heat-resistant lacquer. The finished table retains its original character while offering renewed resilience for daily family use.

• ✓Assessment of timber species and prior coatings
• ✓Gentle chemical stripping of failed finish layers
• ✓Hand sanding through progressive abrasive grits
• ✓Timber colour toning and stain blending

Designed for owners of antique wardrobes, sideboards, and kitchen larders whose doors drag or drawers stick. We rehang hinges, plane binding edges, and repair worn timber runners. The result is smooth, effortless movement without altering the historic facade of the piece.

• ✓Diagnosis of timber expansion and frame movement
• ✓Hinge pocket consolidation and screw plugging
• ✓Planed clearance on binding drawer sides
• ✓Rebuilding worn timber drawer drawer runners

Suited to homeowners outside our direct travel radius or keen owners wanting to understand a damaged piece before committing to repairs. You share detailed photographs or video footage of the furniture, and our master craftsman analyses the timber species, age, construction faults, and finish failures. You receive a structured written report with exact restoration recommendations.

• ✓Examination of digital images and live video review
• ✓Identification of timber species, veneer, and finish type
• ✓Structural soundness evaluation of key joinery
• ✓Itemised material and tool recommendation list

A dedicated service for wobbling dining chairs, armchairs, and stools suffering from dried animal glue. We dismantle loose joints cleanly, clean aged adhesive from mortises, insert hardwood shims where necessary, and re-glue under sash clamp tension. The chair regains its structural integrity without unsightly screws.

• ✓Careful separation of failed mortise and tenon joints
• ✓Removal of failed, powdery animal or PVA glue
• ✓Tenon rebuilding using matching hardwood veneer
• ✓Re-assembly with high-strength aliphatic wood glue

This specialist treatment addresses lifted, bubbled, or missing timber veneer on desks, bureaus, and credenzas. We inject heated hide glue beneath raised blisters, clamp them flat with shaped cauls, and hand-cut matching grain pieces for missing sections. The piece regains a flat, unbroken tactile surface.

• ✓Assessment of veneer thickness and substrate condition
• ✓Slitting and flattening of dried veneer air pockets
• ✓Hot animal glue reactivation or re-injection
• ✓Grain-matched patch cutting from vintage veneer stock

Intended for furniture where the overall finish remains sound but individual accidents have spoiled the appearance. We remove white bloom rings caused by damp mugs and hot teapots, build up deep scratches with tinted resin sticks, and amalgamate the existing finish. This avoids the cost of stripping the entire piece.

• ✓Distinction between moisture trapped in finish and wood scorch
• ✓Chemical drawing of white condensation blooms
• ✓Hard wax melt filling for deep scratches and pet marks
• ✓Grain graining pen touch-up across synthetic fills