Ascension Furniture

Ascension Furniture We have a true love of hand-crafted furniture from all eras and styles. We take great pride in bringing heavily used pieces back to life. Drawers sticking?

From repairing to refinishing, every step is done by hand, and at top-level quality! Structural Repairs - Broken legs? Missing a caster? Cracked, bubbled, or missing veneer? We will repair or replace anything that is structurally compromising. Coloring Options - If you want to keep the natural look of the wood, but make the grain patterns 'pop', we have a variety of oils and penetrating clear coat

s to give beautiful depth and clarity. Protection Options - Every piece of furniture needs protection to give it the long life it deserves. We will walk you through each option and tell you the specific characteristics of each one to make sure you get the level of protection you want. Oil, wax, shellac, lacquer, and varnishes including polyurethane are some of the choices you will have.

05/18/2023
Another product post!Here's some things that I use for cracks and splits that can't be glued or manually adjusted.What I...
12/14/2022

Another product post!
Here's some things that I use for cracks and splits that can't be glued or manually adjusted.What I use depends on the size of cavity I need to fill. From smallest to largest it's: wax, wood filler, and then epoxy putty.

The wax has a bit of flexibility as there's two ways to apply it. The ones on the right of the picture that look almost like crayons are meant to be rubbed vigorously into a crack. They are a medium hardness.

The long thin sticks are a much harder wax, and can't be rubbed in. There's different tools to melt and apply these waxes, but I just use a small flat metal applicator, hold it over a candle flame to heat it, then use it to melt wax into the cavity and spread it evenly.

Love wax! More about it soon!

Touch up product time!When the client wants to keep the finish as is, and not strip for a new finish altogether, but the...
12/12/2022

Touch up product time!

When the client wants to keep the finish as is, and not strip for a new finish altogether, but there's color that's flaked off or scratches that need to be corrected, touching up color is the way to go. So as I did before, here's the next post about some of the things I personally use and have found to be the best fit for me. Wax is also important for scratches and cracks, but I'll post about that in the next few days

I hope this gives you some insight on a direction you could try to help get through touch up jobs quickly.

Good luck all, and questions are always welcome!

So here's another piece with everything I used. So it was just a simple refinish with a couple minor structural repairs....
12/08/2022

So here's another piece with everything I used. So it was just a simple refinish with a couple minor structural repairs. But just doing a clear coat and calling it quits is something I can't make myself do, I can't help doing more!

So from left to right, a mixture of 3 different dyes were used for the sides. All front is walnut, but sides were poplar, so had to dye to match.

After lacquer, did the glaze on a few pieces on the doors that were a totally different tone. That helped bring the color closer together.

Then the black shadow toner to help the colors match even more.

Then steel wool with l**e, then oil/wax on that. I usually just use wax and/or oil when rubbing the finish, but broke it into two steps for this piece.

So when people say they restore furniture and you think it's just a simple strip and spray, that couldn't be further from the truth!

Hope this helps!!

I've had a few people asking me to post some of the products that I use, and I thought that was a great idea! When I was...
12/07/2022

I've had a few people asking me to post some of the products that I use, and I thought that was a great idea! When I was starting out, it was very hard to know which direction to go as I was self-taught, so hopefully I can help a few people.

One thing I discovered (and am hooked on!) was Japanese saws. Western/English/European saws all cut on the push stroke, but Japanese saws cut on the pull. This allows way more control for delicate cutting, and also allows the width (kerf) to be extremely thin. With restoration comes a lot of damaged and missing parts, and these are a staple in fabricating new pieces. Below is also a closeup of and English saw and a Japanese saw. The teeth on the Japanese saw are so small, precision is their specialty!

Had to refinish this badly damaged top. Dye and glaze to color match and good as new!
12/03/2022

Had to refinish this badly damaged top. Dye and glaze to color match and good as new!

Refinished with a slate gray color. This is a first for me, but I think it's a great look.
12/03/2022

Refinished with a slate gray color. This is a first for me, but I think it's a great look.

This table had a lot of damage to take care of. The top was broken into 4 pieces, all warped, and there was damage all o...
11/05/2022

This table had a lot of damage to take care of. The top was broken into 4 pieces, all warped, and there was damage all over, including the legs. I think it turned out quite well!


Had a helper at the shop today!
08/06/2022

Had a helper at the shop today!

I don't use paint often, but I thought this was a great look.
08/06/2022

I don't use paint often, but I thought this was a great look.

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Knoxville, TN

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 6pm
Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 8am - 6pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm
Friday 8am - 6pm
Saturday 8am - 6pm

Telephone

+18657050992

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