I have repaired the back of antique rosewood chair and needed to sand where three pieces of wood came together in order to make them all flush. The wood darkens upon sanding and when a finish is applied darkens even more so that it doesn’t blend in with the pieces above and below it. There is a visual black belt so to speak. I thought perhaps it was the oil in the wood that with the pressure of sanding was darkening, so I tried to remove the oils with lacquer thinner,acetone, alcohol , detergent, very light sanding with new sand paper??????? What to do?Any ideas tracadie
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Are the three pieces that don't match all part of the original chair, or are some of them new wood added to complete the repair?
John White
They are all the same piece of wood and upon sanding all darken equally, they darken to the point of almost black and therefore do not blend in with the portion that has not been sanded Suzi
Are any or all of the darker pieces original to the chair or are they new wood?John W.
Edited 2/13/2008 3:09 pm ET by JohnWW
They, the dark pieces are original to the chair, no new wood has been added. Suzi
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