Old school desks

Hi, so the attached photos are old school lockers from St John of Gods school Kilkenny . Lucky my wife works there and gave me the heads up on these before they were dumped , so I scraped off all the years of varnish with Stanley blades by hand , needed sanding , tops readjusted and re glued … wanted to keep some of the original marks , really soaked in ink form desks which we worked out are about 60 years old , what’re oak quarter sawn wood in the legs , tops I’m not too sure , finished with Danish oil and bringing a piece (well 4 pieces of history tell g the truth where my wife went to school, still works there and my daughter attends there now too…..

Quick wash, dish soap and warm water

Just scraped off the years of varnish and old chewing gum 😂

Sanded 180 then 240…. Had some filling to do I spots but used saw dust from sander and mixed with glue not a perfect match but gives character

Air compressor if you have to blow off, wipe down with thinners and prepped for finish

Danish oil x 3 coats , soft cloth easy apply …