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  1. 9th March 2019, 05:24 PM #1
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    Default Hua-li altar table

    We have had some Chinese visitors staying at our house for a few days. They openly describe my humble abode as Mister Alan’s Chinese Furniture Museum and also claim that they come here just to see Chinese furniture that they can no longer see IN China. The truth is that they come here for many reasons and our lifestyle and blue skies are 2 of the items that rank ahead of antique furniture.
    Possibly prompted by their visit, an unusual burst of ‘domestic enterprise’ has taken place and one of our altar tables has been cleared of mostly Chinese curios to be re-oiled and admired....

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    Our visitors discussed the age and timber of this altar table with their more knowledgeable friends back in China and, after several emails, the verdict is IN.
    • It is “VERY OLD” and....
    • the timber is probably Hua-li

    To me, it doesn’t look red enough to be Hua-li BUT the stunning grain on the top surface is typical of that timber.
    So, it has been temporarily resurrected, cleaned and oiled with Orange Oil, photographed, admired, logged for history on our beloved forum....... and soon to be hidden again under a layer of Chinese silk and curios.
    Maybe I should expose, clean and oil a new piece each week........ that should keep me going until October?
    a rock is an obsolete tool ......... until you don’t have a hammer!
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    did they quantify "very old" any closer ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by poundy View Post
    did they quantify "very old" any closer ?
    Yup, if my translation was right apparently “very old” is older than ME!
    a rock is an obsolete tool ......... until you don’t have a hammer!
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    Whoa...that is old.
    Those were the droids I was looking for.
    https://autoblastgates.com.au
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    Quote Originally Posted by NCArcher View Post
    Whoa...that is old.
    a rock is an obsolete tool ......... until you don’t have a hammer!
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    Apologies for off the topic of the beautiful table Alan ....
    BUT!
    I googled "very old" for you and it's scary!!More words related to very old

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    adjective. ancient


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    Quote Originally Posted by crowie View Post
    Apologies for off the topic of the beautiful table Alan ....
    BUT!
    I googled "very old" for you and it's scary!!More words related to very old

    hoary

    adjective. ancient


    I happily accept all of the above except “out-of-date” and “relic”....... although they probably do apply to Tony’s ‘new’ disc and belt sander
    a rock is an obsolete tool ......... until you don’t have a hammer!
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    That table is beautiful. Lovely work!!

    Regards,

    Rob
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    Quote Originally Posted by fletty View Post
    I happily accept all of the above except “out-of-date” and “relic”....... although they probably do apply to Tony’s ‘new’ disc and belt sander
    No way....cutting edge technology
    Those were the droids I was looking for.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LGS View Post
    That table is beautiful. Lovely work!!

    Regards,

    Rob
    Hi Rob, most of the furniture in my care was made in China before machinery was available and yet it has still survived in such good condition due largely to the incredibly complex hand-made joinery which copes with the climatic extremes frequently found in inland China. The following pics are from Gustav Ecke’s 1940 book on Chinese domestic furniture...

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    .... and they hint at some of the joinery hidden inside this piece?
    a rock is an obsolete tool ......... until you don’t have a hammer!
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