rookyclare
New member
Hi everyone,
Ok so I'm new to this - hence the name, but I'm looking for some help finishing a 1930s mostly oak chair that I bought to re-upholster. I say mainly oak, the majority of it is made of oak, but there has obviously been a repair with pine in two places (symmetrical repairs.) I have sanded the chair down, sanding the pine down much less than the oak and I am now looking to finish the chair.
Now before anyone goes on at me about the fact that oak and pine are totally different woods and that I'll never be able to match them etc etc because the grain is different, I know this, but just please read the post and let me know what you think....
I would like the finish to be matt - so I'm thinking that an oil would be the best thing to use - I would also like it to be as close to the natural colour as possible. So, I have two questions;
1) What does everyone recommend in terms of a matt finish natural looking oil (or alternative to oil)
2) Can anyone recommend a dye or stain to put on the pine before I finish it off with the same oil? Once again, I want to stress that I know the woods will look different because of the different grain etc, in fact that is perhaps part of the chair's charm, so all I'm looking for is a colour match - not turning the pine into oak! I'm not expecting miracles!
Hope this makes sense and I'm not on totally the wrong track?!
Thanks in advance!
Ok so I'm new to this - hence the name, but I'm looking for some help finishing a 1930s mostly oak chair that I bought to re-upholster. I say mainly oak, the majority of it is made of oak, but there has obviously been a repair with pine in two places (symmetrical repairs.) I have sanded the chair down, sanding the pine down much less than the oak and I am now looking to finish the chair.
Now before anyone goes on at me about the fact that oak and pine are totally different woods and that I'll never be able to match them etc etc because the grain is different, I know this, but just please read the post and let me know what you think....
I would like the finish to be matt - so I'm thinking that an oil would be the best thing to use - I would also like it to be as close to the natural colour as possible. So, I have two questions;
1) What does everyone recommend in terms of a matt finish natural looking oil (or alternative to oil)
2) Can anyone recommend a dye or stain to put on the pine before I finish it off with the same oil? Once again, I want to stress that I know the woods will look different because of the different grain etc, in fact that is perhaps part of the chair's charm, so all I'm looking for is a colour match - not turning the pine into oak! I'm not expecting miracles!
Hope this makes sense and I'm not on totally the wrong track?!
Thanks in advance!
