Hand-made Chinese Desk Restoration – Project Example

This is a project to restore this hand-made Chinese desk, from the 1700’s. I stripped it down to bare wood, then stained and French Polished it with pale polish and applied a wax finish.

Hand-made Chinese desk restoration - The condition of the original piece

The condition of the original piece

Hand-made Chinese desk restoration - Desk stripped back to bare wood

Hand-made Chinese desk restoration - Desk stripped back to bare wood

Desk stripped back to bare wood

Hand-made Chinese desk restoration - French Polished and waxed to completion

Hand-made Chinese desk restoration - French Polished and waxed to completion

French Polished and waxed to completion