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About Greg 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.

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Cabinets, Furniture, Woodworks - wood desk w/ water stains

Expert: Greg Scholl - 10/28/2009

Question

Desk

QUESTION: Hi Greg,
Let me start by saying that my experience in this area is zero, zip, nada! But I hope that you can help me anyway. I am moving to a new office where there is a big beautiful wooden desk. Unfortunately, the folks who used it before me didn't take such great care so there are several rather large stains (they appear to be water stains). I am not sure what type of wood the desk is made of although it does look similar to item 12b on this site: http://www.specialtywoods.com/desks.htm

I've read all of the tricks online about how to get rid of water stains- everything from mayonnaise, to toothpaste, to ironing. What do you recommend? I don't know that I'll get the stains 100% out but I would like to greatly reduce them to the best of my amateur ability :)

Any ideas or suggestions would be helpful!

ANSWER: Hi Tonya,are the stains white, black, rough to the touch? Can you post a picture?

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QUESTION: The stains are white. Not sure if they are rough to the touch; I don't think they are. I will double check when I get to work tomorrow and also take photos. I'll send them tomorrow evening. Thanks for your help!

ANSWER: I'm afraid you'll only be able to attach a single picture...but from what you describe it sounds like the finish is pretty damaged, and you'll have few options.....

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QUESTION: Hi again Gary. Here is a photo of the desk. The spots do feel a bit grainy but not very rough. I don't expect that I'll get all of the stains out I would just like some idea on how to reduce their appearance. I did purchase a clear deskcover from Staples to hide/protect most of the damage. Any suggestions you have would be appreciated.

Answer
Hi Tonya, anything that would work to heal this type of damage would likely be solvent based, smell a bit, and require a few days to dry fully...something that couldn't be done in an office setting.I'm afraid it's too far gone for any simple fix.Can't you get the employer to have this repaired in the interest of extending the life of the desk? It would be quite costly to replace such a large desk......but fairly inexpensive to have the top refinished...

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