AboutGreg Scholl Expertise Questions on Woodworking, wood finishing and refinishing of all kinds, repairing furniture and wooden objects, Architectural details, Woodturning, carving, tool usage, product usage, some chemistry as it applies to woodworking and related interests,cabinet making and furniture construction/design, etc. I have experience with all manners of colorants, finishes, paints, stains, dyes, glazes, and coatings, wood species recognition and usage,tool recommendations, blade types and recommendation,techniques and methods for many Woodworking related issues, etc.
Experience Fine furniture restorer and cabinet maker for over 30 years,serving high end Antique dealers, Interior designers, Collectors in the CT area. Consulting for area Painting/Decorating and Building contractors on non painting issues..(staining, wood prep.,clear finishing, floor restoration and architectural detail restoration and repair, etc.) Sold, built, serviced, setup Home, Industrial, and Commercial stationary woodworking tools for a major tool retailer in CT. for three years, sold hand and power tools , provided knowledge, parts replacement, service, and on site service, Trade show Demo, and training as well.
Publications Published in Fine Woodworking Magazine (12/97), included on Fine Woodworkings first "Best of Fine Woodworking" CD-ROM (2002) ...("27 year compilation of expert know-how")
Education/Credentials Art School at Silvermine Guild in Norwalk, CT., 9 year apprenticeship in a European run Cabinet and Restoration shop in CT., various classes on subjects having to do with the field. Seminars from major Tool manufacturers, Skil/Bosch, Delta, Powermatic, Ritter, Porter cable, Milwaukee, Dewalt/B&Decker, Performax.
Past/Present Clients Many varied clients including work on Martha Stewarts' Westport, CT. show house, many fine Antique dealers and private collectors in and around Fairfield County and in Woodbury, CT. (the Antiques capital of CT.), Golden Age of Trucking Museum, Wilton Historical Society.
Question QUESTION: I have a dresser that was recently restored,but it has a strong gas odor from being stored in a garage for about 6 years,I can't seem to get rid of the odor any suggestions?
ANSWER: Hi Tracy, short of discovering exactly where the odor is coming from, you won't be able to kill the it easily. Are you quite sure it's gas? Could it be the finish, and is it worst inside the drawers? Regards- Greg
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QUESTION: Hi Greg my husband said it is an exhaust smell,not gasoline like I thought.Thanks Tracy
Answer Hi Tracy, it's strange that a piece of furniture could pick up the smell to such an extent that it still smells inside the house...I suppose if it was right near the tailpipe for the whole time, as unburned Hydrocarbons from first starting the vehicles up are quite odorous....I'd take it outside on a nice day and wash it down with some mineral spirits, inside and out, drying with clean rags as you go. Leave it to dry for an hour or too in the sun, just don't let it bake or get too hot...and then give it a coat of paste wax or Butchers wax (not in the sun). See if you can determine what's smellier..the unfinished areas inside the piece, or the finished areas outside. a scented dryer sheet can be placed inside for a few weeks too....but that will tend to only mask any odors....you want to eliminate them...post back if need be- regards- Greg
