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Mar. 06, 2024 | Posted in
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Hikaru.I , Woodworking
Reporter: Hikaru.I | Course:
Woodworking
Furniture Restoration Short Course (#8) – Hikaru.I
All classes ended this week. In the last class, we finished restoring the shell pieces we had been working on up to that point and learned how to harden the wood that was covered in insect bi… [Read more]
Feb. 26, 2024 | Posted in
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Hikaru.I , Woodworking
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Woodworking
Furniture Restoration Short Course (#7) – Hikaru.I
This week I finally finished the mirror stand that I have been restoring for some time!I was very happy because it was the first time I was able to completely restore it!I think the completion… [Read more]
Feb. 22, 2024 | Posted in
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Hikaru.I , Woodworking
Reporter: Hikaru.I | Course:
Woodworking
Furniture Restoration Short Course (#6) – Hikaru.I
This week we started restoring the mirror stand! The teacher found this mirror stand for the class! First, we cleaned the mirror. It was very dirty, but I sprayed it with alcohol and wiped it … [Read more]
Feb. 20, 2024 | Posted in
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Hikaru.I , Woodworking
Reporter: Hikaru.I | Course:
Woodworking
Furniture Restoration Short Course (#5) – Hikaru.I
This week we started working on furniture restoration! I'm a little nervous because we are actually restoring commissioned furniture... But I was so nervous that even the teacher told me to t… [Read more]
Feb. 08, 2024 | Posted in
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Hikaru.I , Woodworking
Reporter: Hikaru.I | Course:
Woodworking
Furniture Restoration Short Course (#4) – Hikaru.I
This week marks almost a month since I arrived in Italy! We are now approaching the final stages of the inlaying and carving process that we are being taught. We are now learning about paintin… [Read more]
Jan. 30, 2024 | Posted in
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Hikaru.I , Woodworking
Reporter: Hikaru.I | Course:
Woodworking
Furniture Restoration Short Course (#3) – Hikaru.I
This week the teacher showed us the actual furniture restoration process. It was the first time for me to see the restoration process, so I learned a lot and it was very interesting! In addit… [Read more]
Jan. 22, 2024 | Posted in
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Hikaru.I , Woodworking
Reporter: Hikaru.I | Course:
Woodworking
Furniture Restoration Short Course (#2) – Hikaru.I
Furniture restoration and fabrication classes began this week! We will learn the techniques under the supervision of a teacher who is still working as a craftsman. He has been restoring furnit… [Read more]
Jan. 16, 2024 | Posted in
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Hikaru.I , Woodworking
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Woodworking
Furniture Restoration Short Course (#1) – Hikaru.I
This week I took a class on furniture design. The theme was "Furniture that divides a room without walls". It was my first time to design furniture and it was a lot of fun! We were able to com… [Read more]
Apr. 28, 2020 | Posted in
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Jioh Kang , Woodworking
Reporter: Jioh Kang | Course:
Woodworking
Woodworking-Furniture Restoration One-Year Course (n.17)
Once all the pieces of the chair have been completely cleaned off by hot water, use the bisturi to gently clean off the rest of excessive dirt. The piles of dust and molds have been collected over t… [Read more]
Mar. 06, 2020 | Posted in
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Jioh Kang , Woodworking
Reporter: Jioh Kang | Course:
Woodworking
Woodworking-Furniture Restoration One-Year Course (n.16)
Condition check my second restoration piece. In Renato’s atelier, along the ceiling there are dozens of old chairs stacked up together and lived through years of stories which have been collected on… [Read more]