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Antique Questions Forum / Old chair with rough finish
« on: August 02, 2013, 03:09:17 pm »
Hi,
I focus mostly on woodworking, and I found a chair I thought would be a good project to work on. The seat needs to be re-caned, and either the finish needs work or it really needs a good cleaning. I didn't see any obvious makers marks on it, but looks like good quality cuts of oak.
The wood workers I know have plenty of tips on how to strip off all the build up, but I've heard enough stories about ruining a piece by destroying the patina that I thought I'd check here before I do anything irreversible on this.
It was also suggested that the base was originally hand woven cane (has the series of holes around the opening), but has been reworked to accept a prewoven insert.
It has the holes in the bottom, but nothing seems to be coming through, and it looks like splines have been added to hold the current caning in place.
Some more detail shots of the current surface:
I focus mostly on woodworking, and I found a chair I thought would be a good project to work on. The seat needs to be re-caned, and either the finish needs work or it really needs a good cleaning. I didn't see any obvious makers marks on it, but looks like good quality cuts of oak.
The wood workers I know have plenty of tips on how to strip off all the build up, but I've heard enough stories about ruining a piece by destroying the patina that I thought I'd check here before I do anything irreversible on this.
It was also suggested that the base was originally hand woven cane (has the series of holes around the opening), but has been reworked to accept a prewoven insert.
It has the holes in the bottom, but nothing seems to be coming through, and it looks like splines have been added to hold the current caning in place.
Some more detail shots of the current surface: