A Hopeless Mahogany Case ?
Folk may have seen my "Rescued Test Equipment" thread of 16th Feb. One of the items - a Demolition Test set(pictures 3 & 4) - was extensively manky!
After recently renovating the Mahogany cased "Capacity Tester", & then just finishing an Oak cased "Desynn Tester", thought I'd attempt the demolition tester's mahogany case. No one seems to want the tester, but the well constructed case, now that all the much corroded &/or rusty hinges, catches, feet, etc. have been removed, could house another future project. As structurally, it hasn't suffered any damage, and I take my hat off to the chap('AP' - who had pencilled his initials inside the battery box) who did the excellent joinery.
Maybe my efforts in mank removal & hopeful surface restoration and varnishing might help others to consider such a task themselves.
The rust & verdigris penetration of the surface should hopefully be removable, but the oil stains worry me. Any suggestions, please ?
Regards, David
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