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  • oak chest - Lynn Isely 12:14:18 12/13/03 (0)
  • Refinsh(restore) home woodwork - Bill Fletcher 15:24:21 12/12/03 (0)
  • Duncan Fife Antique China Cabinet - Becky Barton 15:52:14 12/10/03 (3)
  • Restoring Colour To Faded Rosewood - colin sim 17:53:14 12/09/03 (2)
  • water stain on leather topped table - S.ODonnell 09:31:40 12/06/03 (0)
  • Cleaning before Wood Elixir - Chris Eckert 08:50:54 12/06/03 (1)
  • cat paw marks on the top of my wooden furniture - Caren 12:18:39 12/04/03 (2)
  • I'd like to know the major ingredient - Mel 19:56:35 12/03/03 (0)
  • candel wax on fairplace mantel - Linda Soden 10:43:59 12/03/03 (2)
  • Bought a nice dining table set with damaged finish on top - Porter 09:49:05 12/02/03 (4)
  • Stripping and sanding a china cabinet - Jon 17:23:00 12/01/03 (0)
  • checks in cedar logs - boone armstrong 13:45:44 12/01/03 (0)
  • Oak furniture and Lemon Oil - Patti 19:24:40 11/27/03 (1)
  • Using wood elixir before refinishing - Clay Swaim 21:16:43 11/25/03 (1) href="messages/2396.html">repair of maple table - E.R.Belloli 20:01:55 11/24/03 (1)
  • repair of maple table - E.R.Belloli 20:01:54 11/24/03 (0)
  • Newspaper ink on oak table - Chris 13:33:49 11/22/03 (0)
  • Brand New Oak Table - Reilly Souther 07:33:40 11/21/03 (2)
  • how to re-finish white child's bedroom furniture - Jolie Carnahan 11:53:32 11/20/03 (1)
  • water damage from flooding - Maria Smedes 10:26:52 11/20/03 (1)
  • Elixer doesn't seem to be working!!! Help! - Tara 18:49:13 11/19/03 (1)
  • several - Lee Anne Auerhan 22:12:36 11/18/03 (0)
  • refinishing high chair - Ellen 07:46:47 11/18/03 (1)
  • Marks left by table pad on veneer - perkyvi 22:36:10 11/17/03 (0)
  • SCANDANAVIAN SUPPLIER - Ann Faulkner 06:36:22 11/17/03 (2)
  • Marker Pen - Linda Friedman 18:11:59 11/15/03 (0)
  • help,nail polish remover on my wood table - Shari 16:54:38 11/12/03 (2)
  • Furnitre Elixir - Terry 07:13:17 11/12/03 (1)
  • Victorian glider rocker - Mindy S Hawk 18:11:27 11/09/03 (0)
  • mildew on pine - sallie showan 11:32:32 11/09/03 (1)
  • mildew on pine - sallie showan 11:23:22 11/09/03 (0)
  • chestnut dining chairs magically re-glue themselves! - J. Charles 06:26:17 11/05/03 (0)
  • Cigarette Burns - Melvin Smith 22:20:25 11/03/03 (1)
  • nail poligh remover spilled on table - Sue Palumbo 07:11:35 11/03/03 (0)
  • Cleaning an antique Buffet - Ed 11:54:01 11/02/03 (0)
  • Antique Chest that is rusted too - Linda H 07:44:46 11/02/03 (0)
  • Antique Chest that is rusted too - Linda H 07:44:37 11/02/03 (0)
  • non-yellowing polyurethane - hedy makovenyi 12:23:34 10/30/03 (2)
  • antique high chair - Marilyn Raffaele 10:49:02 10/26/03 (0)
  • cedar lined Lane chest - Terry Tomaino 00:35:46 10/26/03 (3)
  • Baby highchair - jerri 16:24:09 10/25/03 (0)
  • Baby highchair - jerri 16:23:29 10/25/03 (0)
  • Restoring my Dining room table - Kim Blankenship 02:13:18 10/25/03 (0)
  • fisheye - piano organ warehouse 10:12:03 10/24/03 (1)
  • White heat mark - G willmott 15:46:37 10/23/03 (3)
  • can I purchase other than online? - Theresa Seaverns 06:14:44 10/23/03 (1)
  • Antique Wash Stand - Linda 00:04:34 10/20/03 (0)
  • Burned oak cabinet - Debra 12:56:40 10/19/03 (1)
  • wax buildup - S. Harvey 13:55:49 10/14/03 (0)
  • Restore mahogony veneer table top - Patrick Robbins 12:12:41 10/13/03 (1)
  • Painting finished wood furniture white - tina pavez 11:20:18 10/13/03 (1)
  • upright piano painted black - Pam 22:41:05 10/06/03 (0)
  • Product?! - Daryl George 12:33:41 10/06/03 (2)
  • restoreing a trunk - MARY KING 07:58:14 10/06/03 (0)
  • tree or Table leg???? - Tanisha 18:36:57 10/03/03 (0)
  • glaze finish on cherry - cyn 10:21:38 09/30/03 (0)
  • refurbish old wicker - Cynthia 07:32:12 09/30/03 (1)
  • Repairing Alligatored Surface - Dave Gerhardt 20:06:48 09/28/03 (0)
  • Moldy spots and smell on dresser - Beth R. 06:35:01 09/27/03 (0)
  • 1890 painted Mahogany Restoration! - Mark 22:22:21 09/26/03 (0)
  • heavy duty glue damage - Maria Ford 20:16:07 09/26/03 (0)
  • Bob Timberlake Furniture - Brad Mitchell 12:29:08 09/26/03 (0)
  • kitchen cupords - Frances Pitcher 10:19:21 09/22/03 (0)
  • kitchen cupords - Frances Pitcher 10:19:12 09/22/03 (0)
  • pie safe - Esther Troast 07:19:26 09/22/03 (0)
  • stair case - Darlene 01:07:51 09/21/03 (3)
  • color wash a pine hutch - Sharon Simons 21:41:51 09/20/03 (0)
  • Perfume - Luciana 18:35:10 09/18/03 (0)
  • fiddle design bed room set - jerry 22:34:54 09/16/03 (0)
  • rodent excrement stains on antique wood - Karla 14:10:21 09/16/03 (0)
  • refinishing buffet - Mary 15:10:41 09/12/03 (1)
  • Buffet - Mary 15:03:17 09/12/03 (1)
  • Missing claw on Duncan Fife Table - Rodney Peters 13:20:02 09/08/03 (0)
  • Availability of Wood Elixir - Don Buttazzoni 18:46:40 09/06/03 (0)
  • 1900 Exterior Wooden Door with Oval Window - Cathy 16:44:38 09/06/03 (1)
  • mahogony dining room furniture can i restore it - KarenChapman 16:02:42 09/05/03 (0)
  • mahogony dining room furniture can i restore it - KarenChapman 16:02:42 09/05/03 (0)
  • Refinishing Driftwood - Robin 21:53:49 09/03/03 (0)
  • Removal of candle wax from oak table top - Riva Elliott 19:53:32 09/02/03 (2)
  • Removal of candle wax from oak table top - Riva Elliott 19:53:30 09/02/03 (1)
  • Drawer removal - Kris 17:24:48 09/02/03 (1)
  • Used Goof-Off on Cabinet - Made Shiny Spots - M Chase 11:11:44 09/02/03 (1)
  • Cedar Chest - John Friede 21:27:56 09/01/03 (1)
  • painting kitchain table legs and chairs - virginia 16:53:05 09/01/03 (0)
  • furniture finish damage - charles gaines 11:42:33 09/01/03 (0)
  • wood floors - janice 09:59:22 09/01/03 (0)
  • Cherry Dining Set - Janice 07:06:05 08/30/03 (1)
  • Cleaning antique black lacquer furniture - Shannon 08:10:38 08/29/03 (0)
  • Musty antique furniture odor in cushions - Shannon 08:07:15 08/29/03 (1)
  • furniture odour - Ana Barnes 12:57:17 08/27/03 (1)
  • furniture odour - Ana Barnes 12:57:15 08/27/03 (0)
  • dull black laquer - Sue Tierney 10:40:05 08/27/03 (0)
  • Cracks along seams on heirloom floss cabinet - Allison Orange 20:20:29 08/24/03 (0)
  • Restoraion of 22' maple shuffleboard - Lexx Warren 14:40:07 08/24/03 (3)
  • Cat urine on wood furniture - Nan Ballein 12:07:12 08/23/03 (3)
  • Buffing required? - Raechel 22:16:47 08/22/03 (2)
  • Dresser drawers - carlin schwartz 11:52:22 08/21/03 (0)
  • Piano case - damaged top - Bob Brimble 10:25:21 08/21/03 (0)
  • smoke damaged furniture - Mimi Arpa 01:57:45 08/21/03 (0)
  • Mahogany Mantle - James Hanzalik 21:06:54 08/20/03 (0)
  • stripper peeled off wooden veneer - Lynn 10:19:24 08/20/03 (1)
  • moldy old trunk - K. P. 06:53:02 08/20/03 (1)
  • moldy old trunk - K. P. 06:53:01 08/20/03 (0)
  • Sun and Water damage - Frances Peacock 14:18:01 08/19/03 (0)
  • Uneven dark spots - Mary Ann Zmudzinski 15:57:25 08/18/03 (0)
  • Ink stains on black lacquer furniture. - Kathleen Williams-Miller 18:37:16 08/17/03 (1)
  • a heat mark? can you buy Wood Elixir in the UK? - Jo Walker 08:23:30 08/17/03 (1)
  • refurbish old wooden desk - sandy 13:56:30 08/16/03 (1)
  • Repair to damaged carrousel elephant. - Conrad Pettijohn 22:11:35 08/14/03 (1)
  • Furniture restoration/reupholstery workshops - Tara 12:45:51 08/14/03 (1)
  • Refinished 80 year old mahogany dining table - George Rawlings 21:09:06 08/13/03 (1)
  • dark barnboard in living room - lighten? - Bill Smith 11:13:47 08/13/03 (1)
  • nail polish remover damage - Laura Post 07:53:33 08/13/03 (2)
  • Pine Drawers - Libby Boyd 07:43:59 08/13/03 (1)
  • Louis 14 th reproduction chair - Bill Vellutini 15:32:14 08/10/03 (1)
  • 1850 farm drop leaf pine table - HH 21:27:44 08/09/03 (2)
  • table top has black spots - Charlene 04:31:35 08/09/03 (1)
  • REfinishing table and 6 chairs - chris hagen 18:37:50 08/08/03 (1)
  • Tacky feeling - Forrest McFerren 14:54:14 08/07/03 (2)
  • white bedrrom furniture - sherri 09:51:09 08/06/03 (1)
  • Refinishing antique piano - Mike 18:47:06 08/05/03 (1)
  • Cherry Bedroom Dresser-Large - Genevieve McGuire 12:29:39 08/05/03 (1)
  • Duncan Phyfe mahogany dining table - Renee D. 15:55:50 08/03/03 (1)
  • 4 drawer oak filing cabinet - ALL WOOD, upkeep - Calvin 00:45:26 08/03/03 (1)
  • 1906 wooden entry doors - Donna Killiany 17:53:23 08/02/03 (1)
  • Proper Storage Conditions - Gregg 05:11:41 08/02/03 (1)
  • Wood Elixir - Maria 14:12:55 08/01/03 (1)
  • teak dining room set - Peggy 07:09:00 07/31/03 (1)
  • Maple (reddish-brown shellac) end table - Mary Tompkins 15:50:25 07/30/03 (1)
  • Ordering Wood Elixir - Christine Francis 04:24:13 07/30/03 (1)
  • Oak Table - Bob Erpelding 08:00:11 07/28/03 (3)
  • Antique Cherry desk which has been painted - Cynthia Nelson 07:41:47 07/27/03 (1)
  • Tacky touch to furniture - Cheryl 13:06:41 07/26/03 (1)
  • antique mahog/marble top table with harp style base w/ metal rods - becki epperly 09:27:54 07/25/03 (2)
  • Solid Cedar Chest - Walt W. 14:51:28 07/24/03 (1)
  • Heat damage - Jane 00:05:12 07/24/03 (1)
  • Old Barnboard - Mary 10:48:55 07/19/03 (1)
  • Cigarette lighter fluid on pine unit - Noelene Beldon 00:21:12 07/16/03 (1)
  • Mildew on Cherry Bed - LJ 09:02:55 07/13/03 (1)
  • refinishing an pine table - K. Tunney 13:22:12 07/12/03 (1)
  • SHUFFLEBOARD CRADLE OR BASE - RON 19:17:39 07/10/03 (1)
  • 1920 house woodwork - Raechel 17:22:04 07/10/03 (2)
  • ash paneling - nancy bellows 14:09:14 07/10/03 (1)
  • Cherry Dining Table needs to be cleaned/refinished? - JR 11:48:07 07/09/03 (1)
  • dresser smells - Linda C. 11:37:30 07/08/03 (2)
  • stains on solid oak dresser from felt protectors on bottom of lamp - Chris Gossin 11:21:30 07/08/03 (1)
  • OLD OAK BED - Denise 10:29:27 07/08/03 (1)
  • Old oil cloth stuck to oak highchair - Deniece 23:56:56 07/06/03 (2)
  • Bedroom Set - Elaine 15:58:36 07/04/03 (1)
  • Antique Hoosier - Nancy Stevens 18:03:36 07/02/03 (2)
  • refinish or restore? - Amanda 22:14:04 07/01/03 (2)
  • Damaged table - Joan 12:21:40 06/27/03 (3)
  • Old Humidor - Michael B. 09:44:21 06/25/03 (1)
  • ethan allen coffee table - julia cavanaugh 21:37:52 06/23/03 (3)
  • dark pine dining room pieces - janella stockdale 13:46:49 06/14/03 (1)
  • black baby grand needs touch up - sue thimme 15:45:04 06/13/03 (1)
  • kitchen cabinets - Elisa 14:08:16 06/12/03 (2)
  • Weather damaged treadle sewing machine - Jenna Jewell 15:32:13 06/11/03 (1)