Zach Dillinger
11-25-2013, 9:53 AM
All,
I thought you might appreciate a look at a project I finished this weekend. Nothing huge, but a lot of fun.
A friend asked me to replicate the missing side trim on this 1870s blanket chest. The chest itself has a lot of character, so I knew the finishing would be tough.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fOh8XA4R0SI/UpNeOkarI2I/AAAAAAAAAqc/68HVa8fsSDM/s1600/chest1.jpg
Anyway, I had a plane that exactly matched the astragal. So I made the moldings, then "Conaned" them to fit the rest of the surface.
A judicious application of the proper dry powdered pigments (red oxide, black oxide, brown oxide and brown ochre) and some stand oil, and I have a pretty convincing match. The slight misalignment in the trim shown here is because I haven't nailed it up yet, and the trim doesn't fit flush at the bottom of the chest, there is a slight gap at the bottom all the way around.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3eTp6pYkQpM/UpNeOsOgOFI/AAAAAAAAAqs/usKhjTQp7PA/s1600/chest+3.jpg
The resulting sheen of the tinted shellac will diminish quickly and the surface of each of the side pieces will match the front very closely.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JqMfI63Ntpw/UpNeOi26h-I/AAAAAAAAAqk/MyDgCPB9mQY/s1600/chest+2.jpg
Anyway, I thought you all might like to see how I practice aging surfaces so that I can get the right look on my new pieces (I hate new looking period furniture).
If you want a more in-depth look, check out my website (http://eatoncountywoodworker.blogspot.com/2013/11/practicing-art-of-antiquing-new-wood.html).
Zach
I thought you might appreciate a look at a project I finished this weekend. Nothing huge, but a lot of fun.
A friend asked me to replicate the missing side trim on this 1870s blanket chest. The chest itself has a lot of character, so I knew the finishing would be tough.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fOh8XA4R0SI/UpNeOkarI2I/AAAAAAAAAqc/68HVa8fsSDM/s1600/chest1.jpg
Anyway, I had a plane that exactly matched the astragal. So I made the moldings, then "Conaned" them to fit the rest of the surface.
A judicious application of the proper dry powdered pigments (red oxide, black oxide, brown oxide and brown ochre) and some stand oil, and I have a pretty convincing match. The slight misalignment in the trim shown here is because I haven't nailed it up yet, and the trim doesn't fit flush at the bottom of the chest, there is a slight gap at the bottom all the way around.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3eTp6pYkQpM/UpNeOsOgOFI/AAAAAAAAAqs/usKhjTQp7PA/s1600/chest+3.jpg
The resulting sheen of the tinted shellac will diminish quickly and the surface of each of the side pieces will match the front very closely.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JqMfI63Ntpw/UpNeOi26h-I/AAAAAAAAAqk/MyDgCPB9mQY/s1600/chest+2.jpg
Anyway, I thought you all might like to see how I practice aging surfaces so that I can get the right look on my new pieces (I hate new looking period furniture).
If you want a more in-depth look, check out my website (http://eatoncountywoodworker.blogspot.com/2013/11/practicing-art-of-antiquing-new-wood.html).
Zach