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Expert: - 11/14/2010


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we have a small shop doing furniture restoration we redid a table and the family had there floors redone and while doing so left this coffe table out in the sun ,cracking the finnish on the leather ,were in the process of redoing table and want to replace gold inlay possibly using stencil do u have any ideas to speed up this process ,a special coating to keep this from happening again ? leather contracts and expands is there any new products out there?

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Hey Tom, what finish did you use? A vinyl sealer and Vinyl lacquer should be used over leather,as it's much more flexible than nitro, shellac or a urethane..Mohawk makes an aerosol here:

http://www.pondcovepaint.com/content/page/catalog_product/id/330/Leather_Vinyl_F...

I am not aware of an easy way to replace gold tooling...it's usually gold foil or real gold leaf and it's heat embossed onto the leather and  applied very carefully in a multi step process.Regards- Greg

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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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