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Pellaprat says - and I like to think George would agree - that a plain white damask tablecloth ‘together with the silver, the glass and the porcelain create the scintillating symphony of colour and the changing effects of light and shade which alone lend perfection to the table.’No table cloth here as well, why have a nice solid wood table and cover it up.
Pete
With all due respect, when I do use wax on an antique I make my own up using a double boiler. I mix beeswax and turpentine. Put it on thick and brush it well in with stiff bristle brush. Leave overnight to solidify. Then brush it in, and polish it with clean lint-free cotton rag again and again till no wax is visible. Takes a lot of rubbing.All waxes are a mix of canuba, paraffin wax and a solvent, so they are all much of a muchness, the only different one I know is Renaissance wax https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001DSZWEM/?tag=pinkfishmedia-21
Which is all paraffin wax and solvent it’s devolved by the British museum.
Wood silk is a good spray wax it needs using very sparingly.
Pete
Have you tried Tru-Oil?Linseed oil apply once a day for a week, once a week for a month, once a month for a year, and once a year for life.
As they say.
Big danish oil fan self.
Pete
No I haven’t understand it’s good I need to get some osmo as well to try out.Have you tried Tru-Oil?
No I haven’t understand it’s good I need to get some osmo as well to try out.
But until my knee is better there’s not much point.
Have you heard of peacock oil made by Wayne Skelton I understand that’s good as well he uses it on his saw handles.
https://www.skeltonsaws.co.uk/
Pete
Are you sure that's mahogany? The grain looks a little too big - I'd be inclined to think it's elm.
Either way, it looks like you're bringing some hygge into the room. Nice simple candlesticks
With all due respect, when I do use wax on an antique I make my own up using a double boiler. I mix beeswax and turpentine. Put it on thick and brush it well in with stiff bristle brush. Leave overnight to solidify. Then brush it in, and polish it with clean lint-free cotton rag again and again till no wax is visible. Takes a lot of rubbing.
This is still not the best finish. For the best, I use pure linseed oil left overnight after being rubbed in covered in brown paper. Then a lot of polishing with clean rag. This procedure is done over and over again, many times. It is said to be the hardest and most durable waterproof finish there is for antique wood. Some expert opinion is that linseed oil never fully dries out. I have never regretted the time and effort involved in repeated multiple coats. The end result has always been worth it.
All that vintage timber would look so good against a nice moss green or deep red emulsion
I don't do them.You must be a demon with cricket bats!
And a rug. Yes, a rug would really… well, you know.All that vintage timber would look so good against a nice moss green or deep red emulsion
Pellaprat doesn’t have much to say on the subject of decor, but his photograph of a light luncheon definitely seems to show a moss green-ish door.All that vintage timber would look so good against a nice moss green or deep red emulsion
A fortnight ago I bought a mahogany corner cupboard [collected today] to go with the Pembroke table.
IMG_1862 by George Johnson, on Flickr
IMG_1863 by George Johnson, on Flickr
It will mean that only the workaday Willow pattern crockery need be in my rather small kitchen and the Doulton and cut glass can be stored out of the way and away from risks!
I noticed a fascinating detail concerning the drawer on the table. The face is mahogany, but the body is well chosen oak, which is a little odd considering that even the poshest antiques often have drawers made of pine behind the face.
The corner cupboard is not really antique, but is probably from the inter war era as a guess. The non-face wood is pine, but thick planks, so strong. No MDF! It looks nice, weighs a lot, but has nothing like the finesse of making the table has, but that is okay. It is nice enough and useful, and cost very little. The important right pull is broken, but I'll swap the two over, because the left door is on bolts top and bottom, so a pull handle is not needed!
Best wishes from George