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	I think sanding it is your	1 Relevance	9 years ago	Zephyr	Repair
	... are going to make it worse by sanding it, as that is the whole point of sanding, take the higher parts down to meet the lower parts (as well as a polishing function of making scratches progressively smaller, until not visible). As with sanding any veneer, you need to be careful not to burn through, but if you are focused during sanding it is not difficult to avoid this. As to why it is in its current state, I believe this veneer is likely rotary cut, or early in a half-log flitch (the outer part of log). The majority of teak table veneers I have seen are ...
	Great info guys, thanks a	1 Relevance	9 years ago	Spanky	Identification
	... achieve the roundovers (I don't trust the long term reliability of married materials). And I REALLY hate unfinished edges, especially on drawers and potentially visible areas. However, I know other people feel differently. Does the maker/designer outweigh the material choices? Or can you always expect a piece that uses solid wood (regardless of quality) with a quality veneer to be more lasting, both in terms of value and durability? Thanks, Rick
	DIY Repair to water stain on teak (oiled?) dresser (pictures shown)	1 Relevance	10 years ago	dr_ginnire	General discussion
	... oiled teak wood (purchased this way) and not varnished (a dull finish). Would the heat treatment (hair dryer) still be the best method to tease out the dark stain? As you can see there are also a few "white" water stains too. Alternatively would using the wire wool and oil method be best? Do I need to treat the whole surface or just the marks? Also, do I need to treat the two types of marks differently? I've also heard about the oxalic acid method applied to the stain directly and wiped off etc. Do you recommend I do this at home or should I get a specialis ...
	Well Stavanger is in Norway.	1 Relevance	11 years ago	leif ericson - Zephyr Renner	General discussion
	... touches. So it strongly looks Norwegian. Also, I suspect the drawer fronts and legs are Afrormosia, which is another very Norwegian detail. They just did credenzas a bit differently than the Danes. There were a lot of little shops all over Scandinavia that made furniture back then. It can be very hard to find information about many of them. And this is doubly true of the Norwegian ones.
	So handsome. It's a	1 Relevance	11 years ago	SDR	General discussion
	So handsome. It's a remarkable chair, isn't it. I was intrigued to hear that there was production in wood before a fiberglass shell was substituted. did the designer and maker try metal, too ? In order to avoid the staining and other defects seen in the "before" photos, what will you and the Mrs do differently than the previous owners ? I think of the hand-marks at the front edge of the arms, for instance . . .
	Florence Knoll Thrift Store Find...Need Advice	1 Relevance	10 years ago	imtnbikewv	General discussion
	Picked the piece up at a Goodwill store recently for $30, not because of the name or value or even to flip, but simply because I really dig it (I plan on keeping this for a very long time). Anyway, I have a planned use for this piece and would love to see it restored or at least "refurbished" (deep scratches removed or minimized, etc), but I'm not sure where to begin. I've done some careful amatuer restorations in the past wit great results, but nothing of such importance or of high monetary value. While most of the unit is in very good shape for its age, th ...
	Can someone help me date these Eames chairs?	1 Relevance	11 years ago	NULL NULL	Identification
	... been re-glued - not sure on this) as far as I can tell. Chair #1 is completely unmarked - there is no embossed Herman Miller logo anywhere, nor is there any marking to give a clue about the manufacturer (Zenith, Summit, Cincinnati, etc.). It has a stamp that reads "Feb 19.." and the rest is illegible. The shockmount epoxy is off-white. It is extremely fibrous, and between that, the wear & tear, and the fact that there is no embossed logo, I'm thinking this is probably a pretty early shell - mid-50's? Am I on the right track? Chair #2 is just lovely...it's ...
	Show and tell	1 Relevance	16 years ago	Pegboard Modern	General discussion
	So after finding the poor abused RAR last weekend and seeing the RAR that has been, uh... restored for sale on eBay I thought it might be interesting to see a genuine mint RAR. This first generation rocker is in our personal collection. We have had it for many years since it was discovered in the closet at an estate sale. It presumably was put away and not used for most of its life. It is in freakishly mint condition, looking essentially as it did the day it was purchased. This chair has the wire struts arranged differently than the standard RAR. This was th ...
	I don't think I would regard	1 Relevance	12 years ago	leif ericson - Zephyr Renner	General discussion
	I don't think I would regard Aasbjerg as indicative of the wider industry. He and his brother did things a bit differently. In general, for joinery I see PVA glue was used. It is only in laminating (or "staving") solid teak, which only exists in a small portion of the Danish pieces out there, that I don't see PVA glue (because it creeps and thus isn't very appropriate for the usage). It is an open question whether others used hide glue or UF glue or even resorcinol for laminating.
	What tchp said. I don't	1 Relevance	12 years ago	leif ericson - Zephyr Renner	General discussion
	What tchp said. I don't think anybody knows, yet. The underside of the chairs might be illuminating. Unfortunately they are upholstered, not danish cord, which would be even more illuminating. Especially with Danish cord, different companies/designers did things differently, and it can be very revealing.
	you know	1 Relevance	12 years ago	waffle	General discussion
	you know I just looked closer at the wood and agree. Look at the edge pieces, particularly inside where it folds. Sure doesn't look like walnut to me? Unless they veneered that differently? Stained, yes?
	Those are very good instructions.	1 Relevance	12 years ago	Spanky	General discussion
	Those are very good instructions. The only thing I do differently is that I don't apply the glue in the groove until after the cane is pressed into it, just in case it doesn't go in just right and I need to pop it out again. He also just says "water soluble wood glue" but the stuff Frank's sells for caning is different from wood glue. I like it better, though it's stickier and runnier. Just be ready with a damp sponge and fresh rinse water!
	they	1 Relevance	12 years ago	Robert Leach	General discussion
	they look like the are designed to interlock, is that right? (The front legs appear to be differently positioned) Almost certainly for church or school with the book/bible shelf.
	Art Student	1 Relevance	12 years ago	muehlebach	General discussion
	Art Student I see this no differently than an art student taking their easel into a famous art gallery and trying to reproduce a work that hangs on the wall. I would also like to suggest that the process of creating this table can draw him closer to the original design. For him, creating the table may have given him more of an appreciation for what it takes to build this pieces. I don't know about you all, but I take great pride in the things I build. I respect and take care of my pieces more often than the pieces I buy new.
	Eames wire chair design issue	1 Relevance	16 years ago	nitsuj	General discussion
	I have these 4 chairs, they were in bad condition , so I've re powder coated them so they look new - not what I usually like to do as I prefer original, but they were very bad, anyway, my issue with them is the way the bases are connected to the chair with round disks, was this ever in the original design? all the reference i can find are joined differently?