Thread: Wood Planes dating back to 1850s onward ( Set of 30 odd)- Tips of Restoring....

Originally Posted by Cgcc

You know I'm going to be heretical in this place and say I think the paint is fine and a good look. I think woodworkers have a bit of an dogmatic approach to not painting but I think sometimes furniture can often much better aesthetically with paint and leaving finished timber as accents.

I just googled for an example and a good webpage came up showing what I mean: https://amysupcycles.com/2020/06/23/...possibilities/

And pasting the images for convenience of the first example:

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Tastes will vary and I'm not suggesting right or wrong or anything other than discriminating choices - but I think there's a lot to be said for the latter in that example. As the author of the page says, it does provide a visual break and I frankly would prefer the bottom one in my house or work.

The only caveat is if the toolbox was actually being moved a lot / going in and out of a van often - in which case the inevitable scratches might look horrible and worse than raw wood. If it's going to live in a corner - good.

Plenty of pre 1900s furniture that was painted, or gilded, through out North American and European continents. Lots to chinese furniture was painted also...

If it works for you and yours, it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks.