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  1. 26th August 2003, 06:56 PM #1
    peter byrne
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    Question european walnut or equivalent

    Having enjoyed for many years the beauty of a Victorian dressing table made from unfigured walnut, the time has come to consider extending the theme to some bedside cupboards, maybe even a bedhead. I have the wherewithall to do all of the work including replication of the mouldings, beading, fluting, panel raising etc. but cannot start. I have yet to identify a wood of similar grain and texture which I can stain to match the original.

    One option that has crossed my mind is to use Jarrah, which has a similar hardness and grain, then bleaching it. Living in Perth (surrounded by Jarrah!) this would be economical, but I have no experience of this.

    Any advice forthcoming would be appreciated.

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  3. 30th August 2003, 12:47 PM #2
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    Hi Peter

    Your first post to this site!!!!

    Welcome. We'll have to celebrate. I'll buy you a beer this Thursday night at the Old Tools meeting.

    Can't really help with the walnut-jarrah issue however (but you know that), other than to suggest that you experiment with a few stains yourself. Feast Watson have a good selection, and they can also be blended. I have had good results with them in the past. They're available in very small qualities and quite cheap this way (around $5 or so).

    All the best

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  4. 1st September 2003, 12:54 PM #3
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    Thanks for the welcome Derek..............

    .............and for the offer of a beer at the Old Tools meeting.

    I, too, have used the Feast Watson products. Nice and runny. I am particularly fond of Satinproof buffed with oil. And I have had some success using the tints. In fact I was all set to get this project going using kapur. I could get an exact colour match, and the wood is hard enough and straight grained, but eventually I had to get honest with myself and admit the grain was not right.

    One principle of staining is that you can not stain lighter than the original. That is why I started thinking "bleach".

    As hand toolers understand, the journey is more important than the destination; or the search more important than the discovery. I am in only my second year of considering this project, there is yet plenty of time

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