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<p>[QUOTE="Bev aka thelmasstuff, post: 69357, member: 23"]Depends on what you want to do with the desk in future. If you keep it forever, it won't matter what you do to it. If you ever think about reselling it, you want to do as little as possible. Clean it up, but don't refinish it. </p><p><br /></p><p>My husband is a locksmith and people bring us old chests, cabinets, etc. all the time to get keys made. Make sure you don't lose any little pieces like springs out of the lock. Put it in a plastic baggie. And find a real locksmith, not a hardware store.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bev aka thelmasstuff, post: 69357, member: 23"]Depends on what you want to do with the desk in future. If you keep it forever, it won't matter what you do to it. If you ever think about reselling it, you want to do as little as possible. Clean it up, but don't refinish it. My husband is a locksmith and people bring us old chests, cabinets, etc. all the time to get keys made. Make sure you don't lose any little pieces like springs out of the lock. Put it in a plastic baggie. And find a real locksmith, not a hardware store.[/QUOTE]
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