Parker Dining table with odd coloured extensions

[Ozzyvonny]

Ok, a great explanation.

And yes, veneer on chipboard is big news ((and big money) right now.

I got mine for nothing as it was just left outside as a freebee.

[Ozzyvonny]

I have just scraped off the Citristrip and glug after it sat under plastic for 24hours.

As you can see from the photo the brown stain still sits stubbornly over the factory teak finish. And yes it has been restained, as the person that stained the two leafs did a super sloppy job, again, see photos.

I would appreciate a step by step process of what to use and how to do it, given that it’s a over-priced teak veneer over particle board table (I agree China). The BH had a point when he asked why couldn’t Parker just have used solid teak for the entire table. Perhaps that’s question for someone who worked in the industry? China want to weigh in?

Anyway, any help with the bleach would be most appreciated.

[ubeaut]

Me thinks, that being Parker, it may well have originally all been either Rosewood or Walnut stained (my best guess would be Rosewood) because like many of that ilk and time it was a way of hiding a number of different timbers and making them look the same.

I would suggest that the colour of the leaves are what the original colour of the entire table would have been. Also I'm guessing the base it's on is another table you are using to work on because that base sure doesn't belong with the top.

For what it's worth I don't reckon there's anything teakish at all about the table. The teak would have been a golden honey colour. The dark stains in the light surface would just about make me think someone has stripped it before and that it was more than likely either Walnut or Rosewood. My bet would still be rosewood looking closely at the first photo it looks like a rosewood base coat of stain.

I reckon my parents had the same table which went with the rosewood sideboard, side cabinets and other rosewood Parker stuff all boxy all veneered and all exactly the same 1960's rosewood colour. If closely examined you could find 4 different timbers in the whole set. But good old Rosewood Stain along with very good finishing techniques made it all look the same. Almost one perfect semi lifeless block-out colour over everything hiding what lay beneath.

Not knocking it. It was good (overpriced but good) furniture for well over 50 odd years and looked as good when it was all finally sold to a dealer who was rubbing his hands together with joy when he took possession of it all.

You may never be able to make it all teak looking. You can't lighten a dark stain like what's on those wings. You also may not have much luck with DO on those wings. Hide ém away under the top as your wife said.

Cheers - Neil

[China]

I have to agree with Neil, now that you have some better photo's that it was all stained in the same finish at some point The company I worked for was a "sister" company to Parker and made Parker designs under a agreement.
The frame may well be Teak, the reason for the veneer over particle board, put simply in the late 60's to the mid 70's it was the fashion the latest thing you could have a teak or rosewood or walnut table buffet etc. for a third of the price. Most of the items we made were Teak, because at the time that's what the majority wanted. It was of only fair quality when compared to high quality pieces such NTN ( Norman Turner & Nottage ) although I don't know if any one expected it to be around in 50 years and selling for more than it sold for at the time.

[Ozzyvonny]

Thanks Neil, have taken your sound advice on board. Will now finish the table as is.

[pictureman]

You could try this method, Bleaching veneers