Prepare for a trip down memory lane! Do you remember the Woodentops? They first appeared on the BBC in 1955, featuring on the classic children’s programme Watch with Mother. The main characters were a family of wooden dolls that lived on a farm – Mummy and Daddy Woodentop, twins Jenny and Willy Woodentop, and baby Woodentop. Other characters included Buttercup the cow, Mrs Scrubitt and of course Spotty Dog, “the very biggest spotty dog you ever did see”, according to the voiceover at the start of each episode. 
Welcome to the latest Terry Waters French Polishing News and Blogs
Wooden Wonders we’d like to have French polished: 28. The Woodentops
full listGet ready for Christmas with Terry Waters French Polishing
Christmas is just around the corner – and it’s one of our favourite times of year here at Terry Waters French Polishing.
First a wooden Vespa – now a wooden car! Our wood restoration dreams move from two wheels to four
Wow – what IS the trend for wooden forms of transport? No sooner have we discovered a Carlos Alberto’s beautiful wooden Vespa than we find a wooden racing car right here in the UK!
Turning our wood restoration expertise to the most unusual of items
Now, you might think that wooden forms of transport went out with the Ark. Well, let’s face it, you probably wouldn’t be far wrong. Here at Terry Waters French Polishing, we’re no stranger to, say, wood restoration on board a luxury yacht – but long gone are the days when wooden hulls were a common shipbuilding sight.
How we became successful French polishers
Here at Terry Waters French Polishing, we sometimes get asked what the secret is to our success. And we would have to say – we think it’s down to our adaptability. Just like the wood we work with and are so passionate about, we like to be flexible.
Let us use our wood preservation expertise to bring out the shine in your flooring
It’s that time of year again. The nights are drawing in, the mornings are getting chilly and on our TV screens, a whole raft of celebrities are queuing up to make fools of themselves on the dancefloor in BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing.
Wooden Wonders we’d like to have French polished: 25. the Mathematical Bridge, Cambridge
Prepare to have a myth busted! You’ve probably heard that the Mathematical Bridge, crossing the river Cam in Cambridge, was designed by Sir Isaac Newton without using any nuts or bolts, instead relying on opposing forces to keep the structure taught.
French polishers’ tips for furniture restoration
Some elegant items of antique wooden furniture will do well at auction. But what about those bits of wooden furniture so many of us have, or inherit, that aren’t so much elegant and antique as, well – just ugly and old?
French Polishing and you – the perfect match!
It’s only natural that, before you’ve taken advantage of the kind of specialist French polishing and wood restoration services we offer here at Terry Waters French Polishing, you might be a little sceptical.
Call in Terry Waters French Polishing – we’ll aim to leave you beaming at our wood restoration expertise
Exposed wood timbers in buildings are very much in vogue in home design – and indeed, they almost always have been!
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