Lane Cedar Hope Chest

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  1. Qnbee708

    Qnbee708 New Member

    IMG-0305.JPG IMG-0306.JPG IMG-0304.JPG Hi everyone! I am trying to decide to refinish vs repair this chest. One thought would be to take off the veneer down to the cedar and seal it. Is this possible to do with the lid as well? When removing the veneer, is it cedar underneath? Or a different type of wood?

    Thanks in advance!
     
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  2. wiscbirddog

    wiscbirddog Well-Known Member

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  3. mark737

    mark737 Well-Known Member

    If it were mine, I'd just try to touch up the damaged areas as best I could with a matching stain. It looks like the damaged areas are pretty small and wouldn't be hard to make much less noticeable. As wiscbirddog says, these chests are not very valuable and stripping all the veneer off and refinishing is a lot of work with uncertain results. I see similar "waterfall" style chests at thrift stores regularly in Texas for under $100.
     
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  4. verybrad

    verybrad Well-Known Member

    Not cedar underneath the veneer. Would just touch up or even paint to taste.
     
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  5. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

    I did a double-take as I have nearly the same chest in my basement and didn't even remember it was Lane (if I ever knew) and turns out it is.
     
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  6. wiscbirddog

    wiscbirddog Well-Known Member

    Too bad but a lot of them do reside in basements 'cause there isn't a market for them.

    Mine (my mother's) is in the bedroom, only because it wasn't worth the effort to try & get it to the basement.
     
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  7. Qnbee708

    Qnbee708 New Member

    Thanks for the info. I am wanting to keep it.
     
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  8. Qnbee708

    Qnbee708 New Member

    Thank you!
     
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  9. Qnbee708

    Qnbee708 New Member

    Thank you everyone for your input.
    I appreciate your responses. I will plan on just repairing it :)
     
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  10. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    That's an interesting page... shows the work involved, for sure.
     
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  11. Yorksaraj

    Yorksaraj New Member

    I know this is an old post but on the contrary to the chest not being cedar underneath. I took the time to remove the veneer from the entire lane chest that I saved from a dumpster. I found the lower chest was indeed cedar under the multiple layers of veneer. However the lid is not. Although equally beautiful I should have used a cedar stain on it and possibly wouldn't even tell the difference.
     
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