This is a fun project that Sis and I are working on. A client wants a cedar chest painted. None of us are quite sure how old it may be, but we are guessing that it was made around the thirties or forties. It has a few issues: peeling veneer, flecking shellac and numerous dings. But aside from that, it is in pretty good shape.
However, before the fun stuff can begin, we need to prepare the piece for painting. We felt that the bottom molding of the piece needed updating to take away the Art Deco feel, so we elected to replace it with simple 1"x4"s, which we routed the top edge with an ogee design and will cut a simple curve on the bottom. In the picture above, we have already installed a nailer piece on the bottom of the chest to accept the new molding.
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In this project, it is not important to save the veneer; and where the veneer is peeling, we cut it out or chip the entire sheet off.
Now all that is left to do is the sanding......
and priming.
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