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From: fostel@ncsu.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.rec.wood
Subject: Old Finishes
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Date: Tue, 18-Oct-83 11:21:58 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct 18 11:21:58 1983
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    I have a number of rather old pieces of furniture (circa 1900) and I
    wonder if anyone knows what I should be doing to care for them. None
    of them are high gloss (anymore) and several of them seem to be rather
    dry.  Is there anything that will penetrate finishes of that time to
    help protect the wood a bit without any bad side-effects?  Further, most
    of the pieces are unfinished on the inside -- will I cause warpage if
    I do anything to the inside.  So far Im guilty of ommision, not yet
    commision.  I do not want to refinish them for a few years yet.
    ----GaryFostel----