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Dragon Bench

Hand Carved Asian "Dragon" Bench - Restoration Project (Before Whole Bench)Hand Carved Asian "Dragon" Bench - Restoration Project (After Whole Ride Side Angle)

This was a unique restoration - a piece that required a bit more than the normal process of stripping and refinishing. This bench arrived literally falling apart and covered in a thick acrylic finish.

Anyone that has refinished or furniture before knows right away, acrylic is a nightmare to remove. Standard solvents simply have no impact on this type of finish.

Hand Carved Asian "Dragon" Bench - Restoration Project (Before Closeup Seat)Hand Carved Asian "Dragon" Bench - Restoration Project (Before Broken Leg)Hand Carved Asian "Dragon" Bench - Restoration Project (Before Falling Pieces)

Disassembly wasn't hard, the bench pretty much fell apart. All the original adhesive was long deteriorated.

Hand Carved Asian "Dragon" Bench - Restoration Project (In Progress Pile of Pieces)

The bench was hit (TWICE) with an enzyme based stripping agent. Ironically - these modern paste strippers are environmentally safe and generally people friendly just shy of spreading it on toast. The enzyme with the help of a power washer did the trick and one of the most stubborn finishes we ever encountered was completely removed.

Yes - we said a power washer - and NO this is not our standard process. Given the solid hard red marante used to create this hand carved bench it was capable of surviving such an aggressive method of finish removal..

Theresa Tonte - Artisans of the Valley - Radio Cabinet Restoration - Working on BenchTheresa Tonte - Artisans of the Valley - Radio Cabinet Restoration - Working on BenchTheresa Tonte - Artisans of the Valley - Radio Cabinet Restoration - Working on Bench

The final finished bench glows with a new stain and a hand rubbed tung oil finish.

Hand Carved Asian "Dragon" Bench - Restoration Project (After Right Leg)Hand Carved Asian "Dragon" Bench - Restoration Project (After Whole Left Side Angle)Hand Carved Asian "Dragon" Bench - Restoration Project (After Left Leg)


Teak Furniture

Artisans of the Valley Restoration - Four Teak Deck chairs Refinished

Artisans of the Valley Restoration - Four Teak Deck chairs RefinishedThese natural teak chairs were hand made somewhere in Barbados. We disassembled them, cleaned the joints and reassembled them with a little urethane glue. Four coats of teak oil later, they were a nice satin natural finish ready to serve in the elements for another generation.

We can finish your teak outdoor furniture to enhance its appeal and prolong its life.


Two Oak Chairs - Basic oak chairs, one with damage from a child's use of the stretchers as a ladder, the other with a nice example of a dog chew.

Oak chairs Before RestorationOak Chairs After Parts Replacement


Three Maple Tables

These tables are brand new, however they experienced a horrific encounter with a bad finishing effort. The only choice left was to strip them to bare wood and start over.

Modern Maple Tables - Finish RemovedModern Maple Tables - Staining Phase

Modern Maple Tables - End Table CompletedModern Maple Tables - Coffee Table CompletedModern Maple Tables - End Table Completed

Modern Maple Tables - Tables Completed


Cherry Dresser - A "modern" cherry dresser, being only perhaps 40-50 years old, is a youngster compared to most of our portfolio. However, nothing should stop anyone from bringing life back into a well made solid built dresser.

Furniture like this is common in millions of American households, and it is often available at estate and garage sales at bargain prices. You can't buy furniture today that is this well made for the cost of restoring these pieces.

Cherry Dresser - Before RestorationCherry Dresser Restoration Complete

This solid cherry trestle table and matching benches was completely refinished. Twenty years of constant use took their toll, and the original finish was almost gone when we received the pieces.

Solid Cherry Kitchen Table & Matching Benches - Restoration by Artisans of the Valley Complete


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Artisans of the Valley
Hand Crafted Custom Woodworking

Stanley D. Saperstein
Eric M. Saperstein
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(609) 637-0450

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