Section 4 of 7
Second-hand
How to tell in thirty seconds whether a piece is worth an afternoon, when to leave an old finish alone, and how to measure a doorway before something arrives that cannot get through it.
Everything in second-hand
4 entries ยท effort, whether it can be undone, mess-
What is worth repairingSolid timber and real joints are worth an afternoon. Chipboard and staples are not.
- effortan hour
- undonefully
- messnone
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Stripping, and when not toOld finish is sometimes the value of the piece.
- efforta weekend
- undoneno
- messhigh
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Measuring before buyingThe doorway, the stairs, and the turn at the top.
- efforttwenty minutes
- undonefully
- messnone
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Mismatched on purposeA room of one set reads like a showroom.
- effortan hour
- undonefully
- messnone