by hupka | Aug 21, 2020 | Furniture, Information, Restoration
Restoration Surprises I don’t believe I have ever started a restoration and had it go exactly as planned. Regardless of how well you inspect and prep the piece beforehand, you will undoubtedly find unexpected challenges along the way. Often they will present as...
by hupka | Jan 29, 2020 | Information, Poplar, Restoration, Woods
Not every tool is something you have to buy. Sometimes you get to build them. One of the most useful homemade tools we have in our shop is a set of these sanding dowels. Nothing more than sandpaper glued to different diameter wooden dowels. They might not seem like...
by hupka | Jan 3, 2020 | Benson, Care and Maintenance, Country, Crates, Custom, Cutting Boards, Donation/Charity, Events, Flashlight, Furniture, Information, Kitchenware, Laser, Lathe, Outdoor, Restoration, Serving Tray, Woods, Woodshop
It is with a heavy heart that I write this post. ES&S Woodworking has suffered a loss today. My Dad, 77, passed away this morning. My Dad was my teacher in every sense of the word. After graduating from the Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia he got his teaching...
by hupka | Oct 1, 2019 | Cedar, Chest, Furniture, Restoration, Restoration
Even after all of these years, I am still amazed when I surface some rough cut wood and see the amazing grain underneath. Often people will see old rough cut lumber and assume its only use is in the bonfire. That is not always the case. Look at this cedar for...
by hupka | Jul 2, 2019 | Chest, Furniture, Restoration
A long time customer recently brought us a cedar chest and requested that we return it in better shape and with a distressed coating of Annie Sloan Duck Egg Blue chalk paint. When the chest arrived the exterior was layered with an oak veneer that was decorative in its...
by hupka | Jun 30, 2019 | Dry Sink, Furniture, Restoration
Shop manager Benson gives final inspection on a recent restore. We picked up this small dry sink recently in VERY bad shape. It had more pot holes than Interstate 81 and was ready for scrap. However a little TLC and a LOT of repairs later and it’s ready to find...
