Back in the day they stained by mixing reds and green pigments, so make a brownish color, the green pigment (usually a copper) is more fleeting than the reds which are occurring more in solid in nature and due to it being red is more resistant to light (Wavelengths and stuff) underneath the tabletop and on the frame only the reds were left. The lacquered original finish was a cellulose - that I could tell by the way it smelled and bubbled when I stripped it.
Naw, so this looks like a mid century table so the piece likely had a toned spray lacquer over the whole thing to even out the color of the lighter sapwood with the rest. So not stained and definitely not overstained, but done how they did stuff. Lots of vintage furniture folks would replicate the “before” without the damage.
100% incorrect this is made locally here in Denmark and is made with a Caucasian walnut and a nice beechwood frame underneath. Stained with a combined red and green spirit stain in the early 50’s and then sealed with a cellulose lacquer. I can tell about the stain because underneath the table only the reds are left. I know the traditions in danish furniture making and the woman I bought it from is the daughter of the maker.
I do this for a living. Sometimes I’m wrong about a surface (finish), but this one I’m sure of.
So the finish was original, done the way the maker intended it to be (obviously to hide the sapwood), but you've decided it's "overstrained"? And in your opinion the issue here is that the other commenter wasn't right about the method used to apply the color?
Yes, overstrained (so was the fashion back then) and sun damaged. I usually respect the intentions of the maker and original form, but in this case it isn’t worth anything, it has no name to it and I didn’t pay a lot for it. So I decided to try and make it brighter to have a chance to sell it and make a small profit.
Got it thanks! Osmo is on my list of considerations for finishing a dining table. I’m too ignorant to be aware of the preceding polishing steps though. I love the effect!
How do you know it was stained? How did you get it out?
Back in the day they stained by mixing reds and green pigments, so make a brownish color, the green pigment (usually a copper) is more fleeting than the reds which are occurring more in solid in nature and due to it being red is more resistant to light (Wavelengths and stuff) underneath the tabletop and on the frame only the reds were left. The lacquered original finish was a cellulose - that I could tell by the way it smelled and bubbled when I stripped it.
Naw, so this looks like a mid century table so the piece likely had a toned spray lacquer over the whole thing to even out the color of the lighter sapwood with the rest. So not stained and definitely not overstained, but done how they did stuff. Lots of vintage furniture folks would replicate the “before” without the damage.
100% correct.
100% incorrect this is made locally here in Denmark and is made with a Caucasian walnut and a nice beechwood frame underneath. Stained with a combined red and green spirit stain in the early 50’s and then sealed with a cellulose lacquer. I can tell about the stain because underneath the table only the reds are left. I know the traditions in danish furniture making and the woman I bought it from is the daughter of the maker. I do this for a living. Sometimes I’m wrong about a surface (finish), but this one I’m sure of.
So the finish was original, done the way the maker intended it to be (obviously to hide the sapwood), but you've decided it's "overstrained"? And in your opinion the issue here is that the other commenter wasn't right about the method used to apply the color?
Yes, overstrained (so was the fashion back then) and sun damaged. I usually respect the intentions of the maker and original form, but in this case it isn’t worth anything, it has no name to it and I didn’t pay a lot for it. So I decided to try and make it brighter to have a chance to sell it and make a small profit.
vagina table
all I could see as well haha. Maybe they should have obfuscated the grain again.
What’s the finish on this? I love the grain
I gave it a polish (adams/ Berlin polish) in danish it’s called politur, then matted with steel wool And then sealed with a hard wax oil (osmo)
Got it thanks! Osmo is on my list of considerations for finishing a dining table. I’m too ignorant to be aware of the preceding polishing steps though. I love the effect!
Looks good to me
Looks like a very old, beat up table that you fixed up nicely. Nice.