At Anything Goes, our shop in Greenfield, we have pleasure in offering individuals the chance to get involved in a range of wood based initiatives. The purpose of the project is to provide real-life work experience of the processes involved in furniture restoration and developing new items from scrap wood such as pallets.
Our main project areas encompass the following broad areas:
Old Furniture Restoration
Upcycling & Repurposing wooden items
Making Items from old pallets
Some Of Our Restored Items
Whats Involved
Anyone choosing to particpate in our furniture and wood upcycling work experience, will be assisted by project leaders who are both experienced and knowledgable. This not only gives people a great learning experience but also ensures that work practices are safe and enjoyable.
Some of the acquired skills from this project:
- Health & Safety knowledge
- Sanding
- Choosing Paint
- Painting
- Using various workshop tools
- Varnishing
- Project Planning
- Deconstructing Pallets
- Searching for design ideas
What Equipment is Required
Each individual project requires a differing approach and equipment in order to complete the task. The items listed below are typically required for a furnture restoration project.
- Work gloves
- Dust mask
- Paintbrushes
- Proprietary chemical stripper and stripping tool
- Wax and polish remover and fine steel wool (0000 gauge)
- Fine glasspaper and sanding block
- Wood dye
- Wood restorer/ finishing oil
- Wax polish
- Tack cloth and lint-free cloth
