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“When I refinish, I like to keep the character of a piece, not make it completely new. A lot of the things people want to have refinished don’t need it,” Harrison said. For those pieces, he employs a technique he picked up at W. J. Sloan’s in Washington, D.C. “An old craftsman there taught me padding. You use padding lacquer rubbed with the grain to soften and smooth an old finish. It gives more of the original look. And it’s cheaper. A lot of
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