What I Use in My Workshop (and Beyond)
My work spans furniture restoration, upholstery, custom builds, an antique booth, and sharing the process along the way. This page reflects that — grouped by how I use things, not where I bought them.
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🔨 Furniture Restoration
Prep, repair, sanding, color correction, finishing, and making furniture function properly
- Carbide blade scraper (2-1/2")
- Pocket scraper
- Wire brush set
- Steel wool (#2, medium coarse)
- Serious Grit 3" × 4" 6-hole sanding sheets
- Finger sander kit
- Contour sanding grips
- Zinsser 2-step wood bleach kit (color correction / tone removal)
- General Finishes High Performance water-based topcoat (satin)
- General Finishes water-based dye (amber)
- General Finishes water-based dye (yellow)
- General Finishes gel stain (nutmeg)
- General Finishes gel stain (antique walnut)
- Starbond thick CA glue
- Starbond CA glue accelerator
- VONFORN 700W HVLP paint sprayer
- Adjustable furniture levelers with T-nut kit
- Rubber threshold ramp (used to move furniture through doorways)
- Universal skeleton key set (antique furniture)
- Maitys plastic drawer glides & stoppers
- Wooden drawer center guide slides
- Metal table pins / dowels / bolt sleeve connectors
- Franklin Brass adjustable drawer pulls (champagne bronze)
🪑 Upholstery
Fabric work, fastening, trim, spacing, cutting, and removal
- Bronze upholstery tacks
- Tack lifter / nail puller set
- C.S. Osborne No. 120-1/2 heavy-duty staple lifter
- C.S. Osborne light upholstery regulator
- Kai 7250 10" upholstery shears
- Pneumatic decorative nailer
- meite 22-gauge 71-series stainless steel upholstery staples (3/8" crown × 3/8" leg)
- meite 22-gauge 71-series galvanized upholstery staples (3/8" crown × 1/2" leg)
🛠️ Workshop Tools
Support tools used across furniture, upholstery, and installation work
- NuMax pneumatic punch nailer / nail remover (denailer)
- 18-gauge brad nails (1")
- 18-gauge brad nails (1-1/4")
- Brad point wood drill bit set
- Saker thin rip jig (table saw / band saw / router table)
- Pica-Dry Longlife automatic pencil
- Festool 27mm hose → SurfPrep sander adapter
- QQZ coiled hose clips for Festool 27mm hoses
🏺 Antique Booth
Cleaning, labeling, pricing, and preparing items for display
- Retro Clean cleaning solution
- NIIMBOT B1 thermal label printer
- NIIMBOT waterproof label rolls
- Carrying case for NIIMBOT label printer
🎨 Creative Work
Art, decorative finishes, faux techniques, and experimentation