(I've posted this under a previous thread, but it kind of got lost)
Last months I've collected pieces of all different kind of woods, many need some restoration.
For some this only means a light sanding and bit of oil.
I don't know wich wood asks wich type of oil (or varnish):
brazilian rosewood, bangkok teak, wengé..
Planning to purchase a huge early seventies dining set, entirely made out of wengé, but largely veneered.
Before I buy I wanted to know how i could treat it.
(I expect some light wear plus tired surfaces)
greetings
bj
Dear bj
I would not do much more than cleaning it with a teak cleaner (works well for most tropical woods, including rosewood and wenge) Use a teak oil to protect it from UV discoloration and any small airborn paricles.
The link shows you one of the better oils. Again it is called teak oil but works well for wenge and rosewood.Because it is so dark wenge can easily be repaired (the new piece will be as dark as the old one, but in the other two cases watch out with putting new pieces of veneer next to existing ones. It will show.but there is nothing wrong with a piece of furniture that has aged well.
http://www.bwccompany.com/teakoil.html
Bedankt Koen!
Trouble is; the guy who sells this had the finish redone some years ago, wich resulted in this greasy chocolate brown.
I feel it smudges the clean lines of the diner.
It was made in Ingelmunster, West-Flanders, a region situated around the river 'Leie', 'the golden river' as it was called due to the booming linnen-industry decades ago.
I've become enamoured and curiously attracted to products like this, made on a small scale, by firms that have faded away or ceased making furniture like this.
I'm more collecting a story than pieces of furniture, I sometimes think.
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