How to Repair Furniture Scratches

Repairing furniture scratches with grain repair. Learn about fixing scratches in wood furniture in this free home carpentry video.

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Summary: Furniture serves many important, essential functions for people the world over. In the last few thousand years, chairs, beds, desks, and tables have provided places to sit, eat, talk, work, gather, or sleep. Many people will spend more than a third of their lives in, at, or on furniture. It comes as no surprise, then, that humans have a unique relationship with this group of items they spend so much time around. In some ways, furniture has become a reflection of personality. When choosing furniture for their homes or offices, people are known to concentrate on design, giving it equal or greater weight than function and stability. Many people pass furniture items down from one generation to the next, keeping the item as a family heirloom.

So, what do you do when your wood furniture gets a scratch in it? Throw it out? Paint over it? Not anymore! In this free video series, a furniture manufacturer will teach you how to repair wood scratches with step-by-step video instructions, including assessing the scratch divots and gouges, smoothing, applying grain repair, and sealing and sanding the surface. You'll also learn about burn-in balms, applying lacquer, and polishing the repaired furniture. There's no need to worry anymore about little nicks on furniture in your house. With these tips and techniques, you'll keep everything looking brand new!

About the Expert

Curtis W. Martin is a third-generation antiques restorer. He began working in his father's furniture repair business when he was 10 years old, and hasn't been able to get the sawdust out of his veins since. Curt graduated from North Carolina State University's industrial engineering program with a Bachelor of Science in Furniture Manufacture and Management. He has owned and operated Martin Woodworking since 1998.

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