This morning I saw an ad on Craigslist that really took me back. The Duncan Phyfe above is a dead ringer for the table that became my first big refinishing project, my trial by fire. Because of its condition, the table is selling for just $30, which makes it an ideal candidate for someone like me with more ambition than brains who wants to get his or her hands dirty and learn a helluva lot about refinishing. And while I’m definitely tempted, I don’t have the space or inclination to take this on right now. What about you? You might end up with something you can be proud of, I know I was when my table, below, finally emerged from the fire.
Looking at yesterday’s post, I realize I’m ricocheting from the sublime to the ridiculous here, but hey, life’s like that sometimes.
December 15th, 2011 at 9:11 am
And one man’s ridiculous is another man’s sublime. Have to admit it’s a bloody good thing I don’t have a lot of storage.
Nice job on the Phoenix table!
December 15th, 2011 at 12:45 pm
it seems like that ad is no longer posted…or am i just missing something? i’m definitely interested! please let me know if you have the reply-to info handy. thanks
December 15th, 2011 at 8:22 pm
cgp, the ad link is still working: http://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/drh/fuo/2753761738.html
Contact is mailto:sale-jwawn-2753761738@craigslist.org
December 16th, 2011 at 12:14 pm
for some reason, when i click the link for the ad it tells me that the posting has been deleteted by the author. i emailed the contact you provided (thanks!) but i immediately received a notice that it is for a ad that is no longer active. sucks. any other suggestions on how to contact the owner would be appreciated—ive never purchased from craiglist…do people ever provide telelphone numbers? maybe the table has been snatched up already…