tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post8865371459141625345..comments2024-03-01T05:31:44.635-05:00Comments on The Village Carpenter: Lee's Medicine CabinetKari Hultmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-21712985845364905192008-12-19T06:53:00.000-05:002008-12-19T06:53:00.000-05:00Kari - interesting piece with a fairly complex con...Kari - interesting piece with a fairly complex construction...no ideas on the finish though. I suspect that it's got to be French Polish of some denomination. Gettysburg looks an interesting place to visit though - RobWoodblokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04573880625129679293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-108544835893068412008-12-19T05:57:00.000-05:002008-12-19T05:57:00.000-05:00Bill, I did not see any build up in the corners; i...Bill, I did not see any build up in the corners; it was very smooth and clean. To my untrained eye, it looked just like a shellac finish. It was fairly shiny—almost like the maker was half way to a french polish.Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-59921880686504265752008-12-18T22:38:00.000-05:002008-12-18T22:38:00.000-05:00Something that old is often with a blackish browni...Something that old is often with a blackish brownish original finish, typical of aged shellac. Mahogany is an open pore wood and it appears that the surfaces are smooth - meaning a filler was mostly likely use before the final finish. <BR/><BR/>Because it was a portable piece they may have just waxed it - was there any signs of build-up in corners or the right angle places?<BR/><BR/>There's willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590217997145761582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-72605747668953165972008-12-18T21:44:00.000-05:002008-12-18T21:44:00.000-05:00Bill, I've never worked with mahogany, so I don't ...Bill, I've never worked with mahogany, so I don't know the differences between the types. I did not see white spots from the bottles. I asked the specialist if it might be shellac or oil finish, but he had no idea since they had never tested it. The finish certainly seemed to be in good shape, so maybe it had been refinished at some point. That's a good guess.Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-59784002051990049522008-12-18T20:32:00.000-05:002008-12-18T20:32:00.000-05:00Cuban mahogany perhaps?Did you notice whitish spot...Cuban mahogany perhaps?<BR/><BR/>Did you notice whitish spots where the bottles rested? Perhaps the finish is shellac ... 'tho the finish appears much too bright for an aged shellac finish ... could it have been refinished?willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590217997145761582noreply@blogger.com