This past week I embarked on what is going to be a long and slow process, restoring various pieces of wood work in the house. The work shop in the basement is organized and in working order now, with all my tools. The plan is to restore each piece, once by one, in the workshop this winter. The wood consists of American Chestnut, which is rare since the tree was wiped out by blight. It's rare to obtain American Chestnut and is VERY expensive since it's restored wood. Most of the trim work and the doors are Chestnut. Other pieces that were installed later are pine. I bought a heat gun off Amazon to heat the wood up and literally peel the 80 layers of paint away like butter. So far, it's going well. Here are a few pictures:
