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c2 tribune august 3 1988 refurbishing wood is randy steckleys love bruce stapley randy steckley is a believer in the charm and be uty of a century louse so after seven years spent working with companies restor ing the wooden mouldings stair- ases and trim work of old struc- ures he has decided to set out on lis own his oneman operation woods worth is offering lomeowners a service that in cludes interior stripping and re- inishing as well as outside refur- jishing randy 25 has lived in stouf f vil- e for 20 years and claims to have ieveloped a strong appreciation or the look of traditional wood as een in old houses or new houses ising the reproduction approach a lot of people want to restore heir old home to how it was years rgo but they dont know how to do t properly says randy they get frustrated because of the end less elbow grease that is neces sary and often give up randy has learned that there are methods and materials which when properly used pro duce the desired effect but he adds it has taken him years to pick them up theres really no one else in this area offering a service that is strictly for restoring or repro ducing traditional woodwork he maintains some of the con tractors will do it occasionally but they mainly stick to regular work randy says he will strip old woodwork match old stains re pair broken spindles on stair cases repair ginger breading do exterior work and anything else that falls into the category of creating an authentic look for old or new houses the methods i use are clean and fast he states i have found some really strong chemicals that save time and do a better job than the more readily available pro ducts he is also offering clients a con sulting service whereby he will come by and go over the homeow ners plans showing them the most effective ways to get the re sults they are looking for it is so easy to get off on the wrong foot when you are trying to restore old wood he claims it is impor tant that you do it right or youll go 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markham ont 4707748 get cm ippletoit anb jugeg the man shop markham shopping centre markham 84 wellington st west 2943520 randy feels he has seen every possible technique for stripping wood during his seven years in the field his work with a toronto- based company took him to many classic houses in toronto mar kham and unionville he insists that peoples tastes are as varied as the many diffe rent styles of houses in which they live he says the biggest lesson he has learned is not to try to educate a customer but rather work with them to give them what they want i have come to love deal ing with people he says and i really do like the old houses i couldnt do it unless i really en joyed it randy has succeeded in lining up the resource people to back him up he claims he has a friend who is a woodturner to do those one of a kind spindles so often re quired in wood restoration he also has a man to do all the re quired painting work it is important that your pain ter is working with you he must be willing to wait until you are completely finished before he starts or you can end up messing up the job randy is currently working on restoring much of the old wood at eldercare manor on stouffvilles main street the job involves new wood work as well as redoing some of the old such as the front randy steckley likes the look and preserve the craftinanship with bishing homes inside and out staircase which is over 100 years old randy realizes the potential for error in his business and says he is more than cautious in applying stains when i was with the com pany in toronto we did a job while the customer was away and when they came back they were horrified because we used the wrong stain it turned out the paint store had sent the wrong one the experience made him de termined to never allow that to charm of old houses he tries to his work at woods worth refur- happen in his own business he also has known what it is like to do a job only to redo it shortly afterwards we did a job in forest hill involving stripping and refinishing interior wood work someone else bought the house six months later and had us come back and take it all down and do it according to their taste randy is sure to be a sight for sore eyes for homeowners deter mined to bring their old homes- back up to their original look editor taking rare break i think its actually going to happen mind you i wont be lieve it until its officially carved in stone that energetic editor that fearless photographer that tireless tracker of timely trivia jim thomas is going to walk out of the tribune office some morning soon at his usual 1 am quitting time and not re turn for a full two weeks yes ladies and gentlemen you heard it here first journa listic jim is going to take a holi day or so he says he claims he was thumbing through his dic tionary the other day ran across the strangelooking word that begins with h and after doing some research and taking a few pictures decided he would try it out much to the delight of his longsuffering wife jean and the kids now while jim may be a veteran of over 40 years of news gathering who can put a views- paper together in his sleep he sometimes does this business of holidays is an area where hes as green as grass he understands neither the purpose nor the temporal aspect of that ageold custom for example when i told him i was taking off to pick up my daughter at balsam lake pro- f from where 1 live bruce stapley vincial park the other day to return that same afternoon he told me to have a good vacation and when i inquired as to what he intended to do during his twoweek sabbatical he expressed a very real fear of being bored if he was to just sit back and sniff a few roses in fact i can just see him now getting up at 730 am every day of his break heading off to bruces mill to chart all the un likely assignments he plans to give me for the next year or two heck hell probably spend one entire week scouting around for a suitable cemetery site af ter that column he wrote last week about how he hasnt been ablgto decide where he wants to be laid to rest along with his ton and a half of stuff to be fair to my esteemed fel low scribe i must point out that jim is planning to spend a few nights at a nice resort down pic- ton way but its not by choice the thing is already bought and paid for and the old spendthrift would never be able to live with himselfifheletit expire without using it anyway that will use up two of his 14 days it still leaves 12 to be filled in so what im suggest ing is that we all pitch in to make sure jim has the holiday of his life i want all you creative holiday takers out there to rack your brain and send jim written sub- missions of what he might do to have an infinitely satisfying vacation now it should be a little more elaborate than a jaunt to niagara falls and anyone can take day trips to the science centre ontario place or cana das wonderland even though jim riding the bat would make for a great front page tribune picture dont get too exotic remem- ber jims a working man and the budget probably wouldnt allow for one of those arctic fishing expeditions so ill leave it with you oh by the way suggestions from local politicians are automatically disqualified jim is far too old for flying jumps ii im national trust s august 1988 introducing plus8interest paid onyour semiannual minimum balance now thats good news once again national trust is meeting your needs with nocharge chequing youll get full banking services and no minimum balance required for free chequing no charge or limit on cheques written no monthly fee for benefits you dont use no minimum monthly charges nofcc mastercard no strings attached so if youre tired of paying bank chequing charges switch to national trusts chequing savings account youll get our full friendly service and no charge chequing jromwiivurtrtttmturf rntrifjm tunmitjir miri ri if ritmrm hi jvir iinmu u pl april tlillvi l rl if it i i iri iif yj national trust 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