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TIL a client's 'simple' walnut table refinish turned into a 3-day saga after we found a 1920s newspaper lining the drawer.
The brittle paper was glued under the original felt, and preserving it while fixing the water-damaged drawer bottom meant mixing hide glue by hand in my Brooklyn shop, which honestly made a tough week feel kinda special.
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danielh8114d ago
Found a 1918 grocery list once that just said "lard, more lard.
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tara1513d ago
My buddy's grandpa had a list that just said "whiskey, shovel, quiet.
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