!&- Lancaster Farming. Snturdoy. April 18.1970
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Antiquing
Joel Satev
Some Tips On Refimshing
Mrs. Joan McCall, South to refinish? Is there litera-
Kcnt, Conn, writes: “My ‘ure I can buy?”
own refinishing efforts are Dear Joan When I was up in
disappointing, while the East Am ora, New Yoik I sens
antique pieces I buy have eel that theie was an unusually
beautiful, natural looking Plentiful supply of beautifully
icfimshecl antique furmtuie in
patina. How docs one learn the shops Then, as I wandeied
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mound the men I noticed Unit
much of the rcfinlshing was
clone by the lady shop owners
themselves Though I have
found many excellent “female”
icfinishers, this usually seems
to he the man's job Hut not in
East Auroia.
Then I met Mis Don Graves
and I think I found the answer.
The Graves specialise in beauti
fully refinished furniture, both
husband and wife work at it
together and Mrs Graves
teaches evening adult courses
in furnituic refimshing in the
East Aurora schools Result
she has created a generation of
“femmes” whose "fatale” is
their expeitise with steel wool,
sandpaper, paint remover, var
nish and shellac She has taught
dozens of women in her area
how to refinish Most do it for
their own enjoyment, many
have "the bug” and keep on and
on and on and sell their pro
duction in their shops
So Joan, I’m sure you can
learn too.
Here are some tips fiom Mrs.
Giaves; Don’t touch 18th cen
tury furniture until you’re an
expert and then only very, very
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