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5th March 2009, 09:55 PM #1New Member
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Redwood Bookshelf ideas
I just purchased an old redwood bookshelf that came out of the old Australian Parliament building many years ago. I think these were a gift from the US Govt to OZ. It is fairly large, 7' x 5' . I am in Adelaide, although originally from California, so this is kind of a nostalgia trip as well, but no one here has ever worked with redwood, as it is not easily available. The raised edges on the front are fairly beat up, beyond repair, so I was thinking how best to bring this back to square edges and how to finish it. The rest of the shelves are in very good shape except for some evidence of borer on the bottom panel probably many years ago. The unit is probably at least 50 years older or more. Is a hand plane best? Advice from those with experience working with this material will be appreciated as I don't want to stuff it up!
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5th March 2009, 10:22 PM #2Happy Feet
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Dont square up anything
The dings are patena, smooth out any splintery bits and leave it be, otherwise it will look like a brand new pine bookshelf.
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6th March 2009, 07:13 AM #3New Member
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6th March 2009, 07:49 AM #4Awaiting Email Confirmation
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Nrand,
It is Californian Redwood you are talking about. Lightweight and very soft.
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6th March 2009, 08:14 AM #5Happy Feet
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10th March 2009, 05:44 PM #7Happy Feet
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danish oil is a wipe on poly.hard enough for bookshelves.
you can apply a coat of shellac under DO, to reduce absorbtion rate.
You can prolly put it on top, but I cant think of a reason why you would want to.
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