Re: Wood Water Stain

Posted by IHank on August 02, 2001 at 18:38:40 from (207.177.47.145):

In Reply to: Wood Water Stain posted by Dreamweaver on August 02, 2001 at 15:52:44:

Dream Weaver- Suggest looking at another aspect of what you seem to see as a problem.

You got some kinda family furniture relic. No doubt it's suffered use and abuse over the years. Your dotter's water stain should be looked at it as just part of the overall "character" in the piece.

Lots of that old stuff was "unfinished". Some of it got it's finish from all the common household spills, that got wiped off or scrubbed with dish water a bit.

If it once had a varnish or some such finish and it's been stripped, you can choose between doing the incomplete re-finishing job, or just leave it alone and enjoy it for what it is and as it is.

Wood kept dry and out of the weather, especially stuff that's been sawed, milled, planed, etc. is amazingly durable without any finish. But, like I said, day to day usage of them things often created a natural finish by cooking & eating spills, etc.

Stop and check out "Living History Farms" on the West edge of Des Moines about this topic next time you roar thru my area. They do demos of the old craftsmanship and construction ways there too. IHank

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