Originally Posted by SewExtreme
Randa, this one is still for sale...
http://kpr.craigslist.org/atq/2426926820.html You want the tan one? I thought you wanted the black 301! Here is the ad of the one I bought today... http://kpr.craigslist.org/atq/2489079605.html :-D Hey, yours came with a "buttonier"!! I would rather have a corsage, but I guess you take what you can get. One of my 301s will go on my craigslist-find Grace frame. Will have to sew with both to determine which one to use. |
Originally Posted by tomilu
Big mud daubers nest. Got one of those out of the needle end of a machine. Ewww is right. |
Originally Posted by Miz Johnny
Originally Posted by SewExtreme
Randa, this one is still for sale...
http://kpr.craigslist.org/atq/2426926820.html You want the tan one? I thought you wanted the black 301! Here is the ad of the one I bought today... http://kpr.craigslist.org/atq/2489079605.html :-D Hey, yours came with a "buttonier"!! I would rather have a corsage, but I guess you take what you can get. One of my 301s will go on my craigslist-find Grace frame. Will have to sew with both to determine which one to use. |
Originally Posted by jljack
Bennett, I loved seeing that restoration you did on the cabinet. I am having someone look at a treadle cabinet for me today, and it is probably going to need work...apparently found in someone's garage...eeekkk!! Don't have a clue how it really looks...pics were dark and shadowy. Anyway, it's for my 66-1 I just got, so the old machine in it will be a door stop for now!! It looked in pretty bad shape anyway!! You inspired me that I can really do something good with this old cabinet if I get it!! Thanks again!
Hope the cabinet is in good shape and you get it! |
Originally Posted by SewExtreme
Originally Posted by sew wishful
Originally Posted by SewExtreme
Guess what?
I bought my second Singer 301, tan... with original manual, buttonhole maker, attachments and original cabinet. It is DIRTY! I don't even want it in our home. My turn to do the happy dance. Will be posting photos tomorrow, I hope. Paid $70. Another craigslist find. Love that site. :-D http://kpr.craigslist.org/atq/2426926820.html You want the tan one? I thought you wanted the black 301! Here is the ad of the one I bought today... http://kpr.craigslist.org/atq/2489079605.html :-D One of my 301s will go on my craigslist-find Grace frame. Will have to sew with both to determine which one to use. |
Originally Posted by Bennett
Originally Posted by jljack
Bennett, I loved seeing that restoration you did on the cabinet. I am having someone look at a treadle cabinet for me today, and it is probably going to need work...apparently found in someone's garage...eeekkk!! Don't have a clue how it really looks...pics were dark and shadowy. Anyway, it's for my 66-1 I just got, so the old machine in it will be a door stop for now!! It looked in pretty bad shape anyway!! You inspired me that I can really do something good with this old cabinet if I get it!! Thanks again!
Hope the cabinet is in good shape and you get it! |
Originally Posted by SewExtreme
Originally Posted by sew wishful
Originally Posted by SewExtreme
Guess what?
I bought my second Singer 301, tan... with original manual, buttonhole maker, attachments and original cabinet. It is DIRTY! I don't even want it in our home. My turn to do the happy dance. Will be posting photos tomorrow, I hope. Paid $70. Another craigslist find. Love that site. :-D http://kpr.craigslist.org/atq/2426926820.html You want the tan one? I thought you wanted the black 301! Here is the ad of the one I bought today... http://kpr.craigslist.org/atq/2489079605.html :-D One of my 301s will go on my craigslist-find Grace frame. Will have to sew with both to determine which one to use. |
[quote=Miz Johnny]
Originally Posted by SewExtreme
Randa, this one is still for sale...
http://kpr.craigslist.org/atq/2426926820.html You want the tan one? I thought you wanted the black 301! Here is the ad of the one I bought today... http://kpr.craigslist.org/atq/2489079605.html :-D Hey, yours came with a "buttonier"!! I would rather have a corsage, but I guess you take what you can get. Nancy |
Originally Posted by Bennett
Originally Posted by jljack
Bennett, I loved seeing that restoration you did on the cabinet. I
I found a beat up, falling apart parlor type cabinet. No machine head or irons for the treadle. It has all drawers, doors and such. Thing was a showpiece in it's day, built like old furnature. Looks like burl walnut veneer over solid wood, not ply. I was going to scavenge parts, but turns out it's a White Cabinet #9 from around 1886 and would have taken a VSII or VSIII machine. Very unusual. How best to proceed? I'm concerned about how dry, light the wood is. Is there a good way to rejuve 1880's wood? No signs of worm holes or chews. The old glue is defunct. All the joins are coming apart. The veneer, which was a sheet over the boards, is cracked top to bottom where the boards were glued edge to edge to form each side. Should I plan on totally breaking apart the boards (sacrificing veneer), to reglue the boards? Or should I attempt to get glue into the old joints, without fully taking apart the sides of the cabinet? Most of the corner joins have already fallen apart on their own, no problem with those. But here I'm talking about how 'base' boards were glued edge to edge to form each side panel for the cabinet, then the panels were veneered and decorated with wood figurals. Which/what glue would you recommend for old, dried out 1880 wood? Rockler has some specialty wood cabinet making glues, but to be honest... I've never used anything but regular 'wood' glue. Never had a need. This piece however, is really cabinet art. I could use some recommendations on what you experts have used/liked. Thanks all. kim in north palm beach |
Originally Posted by miriam
Check out "The Furniture Doctor" by George Grotz It's kind of dated any more but good info anyway and it is a fantastic read.
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