Duncan Phyfe Was An Outlander
Read how I salvaged this Duncan Phyfe style drop leaf table and gave it new life. Before I began this project, I knew very little about Mr. Duncan P hyfe or how he immigrated to America with his mother from "the tiny hamlet of Loch Fannich about 30 miles northwest of Inverness", Scotland. Outlander fans will appreciate his Scottish heritage . He was only 16 when he got an apprentice job with a New York cabinetmaker. Here he learned and perfected his craft and eventually went on to become one of the most famous furniture makers in New York and America. You can learn more about Duncan Phyfe here . I wonder if he had red hair? Stored away for decades and slightly damaged from a house fire, the first step in bringing this beautiful table back to life was a good cleaning with tsp (trisodium phosphate), then repairing the veneer that had starting peeling from the top and underneath. This was nothing a little wood glue, a thin plank and some clamps wouldn&