u/Glumthumper

Calling it done now. Polished and waxed ready for delivery to the customer. Hope she likes it.

Pic 2 is the leadlight doors before installation.

Pic 3 shows the drawers in place. I offered to install period correct drawer pulls, but the customer wanted to keep the replacements that her father had made decades ago. I understand. I just cleaned them up and re-installed.

Pic 4 is the new cutlery drawer felting I added.

Last few pics are the finished cupboard.

I left the painted interior in the top section as it would have been far too difficult to strip from rough plywood in the tight space. I suppose that it is also a reminder of the paint job that her father (probably) had applied. I don't think it looks too bad.

Thanks to all that had a look!

Original posts are here ...

New commission. Australian Deco kitchen cupboard. : r/furniturerestoration

New commission. Australian Deco kitchen cupboard - Part 2 : r/furniturerestoration

New commission. Australian Deco kitchen cupboard - Part 3 : r/furniturerestoration

Here are some more progress pics.

I've now cleaned the hinges, catches and all the screw heads with a soft brass wire wheel. They're now installed on all the doors (pics to come).

The leadlight glass needed a fair bit of work as many of the lead joints had given way and the glass panels were very unstable. A soldering iron with some flux and solder fixed these up. The paint had deteriorated on a couple of the glass panels (see pic), so after a good clean, I used spray paint on their backs to make them look a lot better (pics to come on the next update). They've been installed back into the doors, and the cane moulding has been reapplied.

The main cabinet has had a few coats of neat shellac and now just needs polishing to a shine with a rubber.

Getting close now.

Original posts are here ...

New commission. Australian Deco kitchen cupboard. : r/furniturerestoration

New commission. Australian Deco kitchen cupboard - Part 2 : r/furniturerestoration