Mesa Camilla

My first piece to restore was a Mesa Camilla. It's a table that was used in Spain as heater: A pan with hot coals ("brasero") was placed under the table, and a table cloth, which reached to the floor and could be drawn over your legs while sitting on the table, was thrown over the surface.

The piece, which I restored, consists of a round table surface, a collapsible frame and a part which holds the pan. The parts were cleaned with acetone, and permethrin was injected to stop the wood worm infestation. Afterwards shellac was spreaded and all was matted with fine steel wool.

The metal hinges, allowing to fold the frame, were cleaned with a glass fibre pen and painted.




The fissures and wood worm holes were closed with wax, remains were removed with steel wool.
After a final application of shellack, the table was polished. Ready...