A few pieces from the last seasons, described rather than photographed: owners tend to prefer their furniture stays private.
Both leaves had cupped after years next to a radiator, and one rule joint hinge had torn out of its screw holes. We relaxed the leaves slowly over several weeks, plugged and re-bored the old holes with oak, and refitted the original hinges.
The finish was cleaned rather than stripped. The scorch mark near the edge stayed: the owner wanted it kept.
Every chair rocked. We took each one fully apart, cleaned out the old animal glue, and reassembled with hide glue so the next restorer can do the same. Two stretchers were too far gone and were turned new in beech.
The seats were scrubbed, lightly sanded and oiled to match the worn colour of the frames.
The runners were worn into deep grooves, so the drawers dropped and jammed. We let in new hard maple strips on the runners and drawer sides, and replaced two lost lengths of cock-bead.
About a hand's width of lifted veneer on the top was re-laid with heat and glue; nothing new was needed.
The seat had split along the grain and one leg had been replaced long ago with something too thin. We closed the split with a pair of butterfly keys and made a new ash leg, wedged through the seat like the others.