hi,
i was hoping someone can give me some advice. i am doing some work in my
house and i just sanded one of the windows and its trim. the trim is chestnut & i am not sure what i should use to finish it so that it will match the rest of the house. i was wondering what
people used to do to finish chestnut when it was a prominent wood. thanks.
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miket3
1940's or older? Paint was the norm but there also was a lot of varnish. I don't think I'd use shellac <gasp!> because those would be single pane windows too prone to frost.
the house was built in the 30's. the trim has a clear finish on it but i am not sure whether
anything was done(staining maybe) to achieve the color. i want it to match the rest of the woodwork as closely as possible but i don't know what was commonly done back then
miket3
Stain was rare and typically wouldn't be used on chesnut. Back then chestnut was a cheap and common wood sort of a verson of what pine is today.. the sawmills were being flooded with dieing chestnut trees killed by the blight.
Tell me what color things are and how they compare to new chestnut and I'll try to think of a typical dye from the era that will work and if there are any modern equivilants.
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