{"id":2656,"date":"2023-01-31T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T05:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therabbithoel.com\/?p=2656"},"modified":"2023-01-23T21:40:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T02:40:34","slug":"restoring-a-gerstner-tool-chest-part-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therabbithoel.com\/?p=2656","title":{"rendered":"Restoring a Gerstner Tool Chest: Part Two"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In part one<\/a> of this set, I discussed how I acquired my Gerstner tool chest and the how I started the restoration process. I carefully taped over the hardware I couldn’t remove and cleaned the chest with Murphy’s Oil Soap and with a rag. I scrubbed it fairly hard to get all the dirt off. A bit of linseed oil to brought the shine back up on the chest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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After cleaning and oiling, the chest looks much nicer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Polishing and replacing the hardware<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Each piece of hardware needed to be cleaned and polished. For the pieces that I didn’t remove, I carefully taped around them so that I wouldn’t damage the wood surface. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here I am working on the hinges and handle on top. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the above picture, you can see the difference between the left hinge, which I hadn’t polished, and the right hinge, which was complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once the hardware was polished, I replaced it on the chest. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Adding the new felt<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I chose to use wool felt for the chest. There are a lot of different opinions on whether you should use wool felt, acrylic felt, or some blend of the two. Gerstner now uses acrylic felt. I suspect that it matters more if the tool chest is in an environment where there are more temperature and humidity changes. Both the felt and the adhesive I used were acid free. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I carefully cut each piece and placed it in the drawers, top section, and lid. I chose to stay with the green since that is what the case had when I purchased it. The fresh felt looked very nice and bright.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The completed tool chest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When I got it all back together, I was really pleased with the results. The Gerstner tool chest looked really good and made a great cabinet for storing small tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I keep drafting tools, jewelry tools, pins, needles and other assorted tools I am into frequently. It sits where I can easily reach it and I enjoy the look of it in my studio. You can see more of my studio here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In part one of this set, I discussed how I acquired my Gerstner tool chest and the how I started the restoration process. I carefully taped over the hardware I couldn’t remove and cleaned the chest with Murphy’s Oil Soap and with a rag. I scrubbed it fairly hard to get all the dirt off. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2677,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"At a model engineering show there were a couple of dealers who had older Gerstner tool chest for sale. 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