I'm in Scotland and have a cottage with old pine doors which have
mellowed over a lot of years to soft honey colour. These are bar and
batten doors (planks held togther with 3 straps) and I need to replace
two of them because they have twisted over the years (no it's not CH,
they were twisted before I installed that). What suggestions can be
given for the type of pine I should use and the appropriate finish.
Sometime last year I stayed in hostel in the northwest of Scotland and
the woodwork was exactly what I was looking for - because the wood was
so low in knots I wondered whether it was 'white' wood that had been
stained and sealed in some way - but with what?
Rob
OK - I was trying to keep the post simple and not mention that all the
facings and skirtings need doing for 4 doors and 18 feet of passageway.
Dismantling the doors would be an interesting option, particularly as
the 'craftsperson' who made them used a large number of nails to
compensate for no cross braces.
I liked the idea of contacting the possible craftsperson but the hostel
is 250 miles away and was part of a large hotel - more than likely no
one would have clue who did the work let alone what I was talking
about.
Rob
On 2005-02-27, Lee Michaels <leemichaels*nadaspam*@comcast.net> wrote:
> Rob, you might try to contact the hostel and find out what they used. It was
> probably a local craftperson who may be willing to share his"secrets".
> Even if you have to buy him a drink or so!!
I'm wondering if repair might do instead of a replacement. Can you take
down two doors and have enough good wood to replace at least one?
--
I can find no modern furniture that is as well designed and emotionally
satisfying as that made by the Arts and Crafts movement in the early years
of the last century.
On 2005-02-28, robgraham <[email protected]> wrote:
> OK - I was trying to keep the post simple and not mention that all the
> facings and skirtings need doing for 4 doors and 18 feet of passageway.
>
> Dismantling the doors would be an interesting option, particularly as
> the 'craftsperson' who made them used a large number of nails to
> compensate for no cross braces.
Ok, so this is more than repair two doors. To really help you, we'd need
some good photographs of the existing color and wood on a web site
somewhere.
--
I can find no modern furniture that is as well designed and emotionally
satisfying as that made by the Arts and Crafts movement in the early years
of the last century.
"robgraham" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I'm in Scotland and have a cottage with old pine doors which have
> mellowed over a lot of years to soft honey colour. These are bar and
> batten doors (planks held togther with 3 straps) and I need to replace
> two of them because they have twisted over the years (no it's not CH,
> they were twisted before I installed that). What suggestions can be
> given for the type of pine I should use and the appropriate finish.
>
> Sometime last year I stayed in hostel in the northwest of Scotland and
> the woodwork was exactly what I was looking for - because the wood was
> so low in knots I wondered whether it was 'white' wood that had been
> stained and sealed in some way - but with what?
>
Rob, you might try to contact the hostel and find out what they used. It was
probably a local craftperson who may be willing to share his"secrets".
Even if you have to buy him a drink or so!!