The Restoration Hutt

The Restoration Hutt The Restoration Hutt covers all areas of antique furniture restoration. No job is too small, so contact us today to arrange a FREE quote.

From repairng wobbly chair legs to consolidating loose veneers, French polishing and traditional upholstery.

Having been in the same family since new, this arm chair was looking very tired. Now completely reupholstered and cane b...
04/08/2026

Having been in the same family since new, this arm chair was looking very tired.

Now completely reupholstered and cane back re-woven, it's now ready for many more years of service!

Cleaned up and ready for service!I've been reorganising my workshop recently and found these two rather sad and neglecte...
15/05/2025

Cleaned up and ready for service!

I've been reorganising my workshop recently and found these two rather sad and neglected planes I'd forgotten about. Not sure where they came from 🤔 From time to time friends say "here you go, I found this in Granddad's shed...". Anyway, their soles are now flat, handles polished, irons sharpened...oiled up and ready to go! It's always satisfying saving a tool from the scrapheap!

My uncle asked for some of my grandparents old photos. Anyone who has ever tried to remove a photo from one of those old...
03/05/2025

My uncle asked for some of my grandparents old photos. Anyone who has ever tried to remove a photo from one of those old adhesive albums, knows how difficult it can be to do without tearing! So a perfect opportunity to finally try out the hot air pencil that came with my heated spatula, a brilliant bit of kit from . The gentle flow of warm air is just enough to soften the adhesive to allow the photo to be removed undamaged. Maybe one day I'll finally get around to sorting the Hutt family archives🙈

Preparing a nice little bedroom chair for re-caning next week. I like to do glue-ups on a Friday when I can, so that the...
02/05/2025

Preparing a nice little bedroom chair for re-caning next week. I like to do glue-ups on a Friday when I can, so that they can be left clamped up over the weekend.

The seat on this one had been caned in a "single Victoria" pattern (of sorts) though the last weaver evidently couldn't make up their mind whether to go under or over whilst weaving the diagonals 🤨

As the chair is in heavy use by the owner, it will be caned in the more common, and much stronger, 6-way weave.

A very enjoyable day teaching caning. Well done to Tamsin for completing her first panel!
18/04/2025

A very enjoyable day teaching caning. Well done to Tamsin for completing her first panel!

A great start to the new year, teaching a beginners course in seat caning.
06/01/2025

A great start to the new year, teaching a beginners course in seat caning.

Haven't posted in a long time,🙈 so thought I'd kickoff with this very nice early 19th century folding tea table that I'm...
24/03/2023

Haven't posted in a long time,🙈 so thought I'd kickoff with this very nice early 19th century folding tea table that I'm currently working on.

There is some veneer loss to the base and several areas of "bubbling" along the upper frame as a result of the original glue drying out. The great advantage of traditional, protein based, adhesives is that they can be reactivated with heat and moisture. In order to consolidate the lifting veneer I first introduced some hot water before massaging the surface with fresh hide glue. I then washed off the excess glue and clamped a heated block of MDF over the area to flatten the veneer.

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