silky oak dresser restoration

[womble]

1920'S, solid silky oak, Hard a hard life, took a while to get it finished due to numerous coats of paint, especially in the carved sections. Still has a few dings and stains etc, but that's just its character...finished in Feast Watson satin wipe on poly. Replica handles from Goods and Chattles.





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[Lyle]

A fair bit of history in those layers of paint. Could almost do a fashion/style history.
Nice job. :2tsup:

Lyle.

[Xanthorrhoeas]

The dresser looks so much better when you can see the figure of the wood. Well done.:)

I don't have experience with wipe on poly but have used brown button shellac for similar works and can recommend it as easy to use and it develops a beautiful patina with age.

Regards

David

[Wongo]

What a transformation, absolutely beautiful work.

Why would someone paint it in the first place is beyond words. It wasn’t Tara from Better homes and gardens was it? :~:~

[Christos]

Beautiful work on removing the rubbish(paint) from the dresser. :2tsup:

[Wood Collector]

don't get me started on tara from BHG anyway that dresser looks good cleaned up. nice detail in the carving.

[gyropilot]

I think there are a few of us here, who should never get started on Tara.
(Who can take a beautiful grained piece of timber and spray three coats of paint over it....ugh...)

That dresser looks so much better without paint..... great job..

Geoff

[daryl@kit-chens]

Well done with the dresser. It looks great.  Probably a lot lighter without the 39 layers of paint.
I've used a lot of finishes and I'm always on the lookout for a durable easily applied finish. Can you tell me what the FW Wipe On Poly is like to use and how many coats did you apply?
Regards.....Daryl

[Bob38S]

Nice job, great save/rescue.

When viewed in its painted version it could have been deemed tip material.

Great to see the real timber. :2tsup: