Hi, I've got a fairly beat up new-to-me Deardorff 8x10. Its been pretty worn, I plan to get some new bellows, and I want to refinish it and clean up the hardware. Doesn't look like any breaks anywhere and the wood isn't cracked -- just heavily scratched and worn.
I'm not experienced with this kind of work, and so I guess I'm reaching out there to anyone who's done something like this before. Should I just start taking the screws out and disassembling it? Do I sand or scrape the leftover finish off the wooden parts? Will the screws still bite in the same place once I take them out?
Any advice will be welcome. I'm going to be learning in real time as I go, I'm just wondering what the first step should be. Thanks,
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