Great care is taken with all restoration commissions and work is carried out to the highest of standards. Estimates are always provided.
A full range of services is offered - from the complete restoration of an antique piece of furniture to repairs of scratches, breaks, splits, missing veneers, watermarks, stains or burns to surfaces.
Mike has over 35 years� experience of furniture restoration and cabinet making and has been based at his current premises in Suffolk Road, Cheltenham since 1990.
Mike restores woodwork on vintage cars. This ranges from refinishing external woodwork of open top vintage cars - where strength and durability is crucial, to the re-veneering and polishing of deeply patinated interiors of a Rolls Royce.
French polishing is the best way to finish an antique; it brings out the natural colours of the wood and preserves the patination.
Mike Smith-Wood has over 50 years experience of antique furniture restoration and cabinet making.
His restoration work has ranged from the complete restoration of an antique piece of furniture to repairs of scratches, breaks, splits, missing veneers, watermarks, stains or burns to surfaces.
Michael Smith-Wood