13th November 2021
We had a buyer for the large dresser we posted yesterday, but as usual I had some work that had to be done before they arrived to collect.
One of the central drawer guides was badly chewed up on one end. Usually the trick is to turn it round, but this needed something more drastic.
The clock was running, I had to cut away the damaged area and add some new wood, leaning it close to the heater to dry the glue.
Once it had cured, I machined it to shape then fixed it in place into the dresser.
Panic averted.
Kelli couldn’t wait to work on the radiogram.
She wanted to plug it in to see if it worked. I was hesitant, it had been out in the rain for a couple of days and it needed more time for the electronic to dry out.
That was not her plan, she went straight out into the garage and plugged the thing in.
There was no loud bang or clouds of smoke, instead the tuner lit up and the turntable worked.
Her face lit up in triumph, she rushed back into the house to get a disc.
She plonked it onto the turntable, switched it on, moved the arm on to the record and lowered it. Music blasted out of the two speakers, more smiling and cheering.
Cosmetically it had a few scratches and marks but generally it was solid.
We took some pictures and soon it was posted on Marketplace.
We then stopped for lunch. Very soon her phone was pinging with someone who wanted to buy it. Within an hour they we standing in front of it excited with what they saw.
The buyers were a mother and her son who immediately wanted it. They weren’t concerned about the marks, they felt it added character and couldn’t wait to get it home.
Kelli was overjoyed that the piece had been saved and gone to a deserving person.
Their enjoyment meant a lot to us, Kelli was inspired to go though her record collection and picked a few she wanted to give to them.
Another Lifetime to go 