this door is from old hutch I had make new door to match this one it's quarter sawn white oak the finish is whats I'm stuck on it's has an orange tint,,,,,,
this door is from old hutch I had make new door to match this one it's quarter sawn white oak the finish is whats I'm stuck on it's has an orange tint,,,,,,
Mike
How about de-waxed orange shellac? Worth a try. Good luck.
Joe
I would agree with amber shellac, and only add a LOT OF COATS to get that dark. What's wrong with that door?
this door is fine the door I'm making a replacement for someone made from oak plywood and stained it dark the cleint wants me the make a door like this pic. except for design,,,,,Originally Posted by Todd Burch
Mike
I'd play with orange shellac and garnet shellac on some scraps until I got it close.Originally Posted by Mike Evertsen
Another alternative would be transtint dyes, with a top coat of shellac.
The original was probably finished with shellac (only) though.
BTW, are you carving a fleur-de-lis for the new door, too?
fleur-de-lis?? So what school did you attend for this langauge?Originally Posted by Jim DeLaney
All I got out of that class was whatcha-magigger thingie. [means I have no idea]
Steve
Mike
My wife and I made a top for an antique dinning table that was destroyed. The original finish also had an orange tint. We experimented a lot to get a color match. We started with orange dye (water base) as the base coat then applied various other colors to finish. It took a lot of trys before we found the right combination.
Terry
quacked like the AFLAC duck. thanks for the laugh,Originally Posted by Steve Clardy
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Mike,
I have no idea what era that door is from, but I know it was very common at one time to fume (amonia I believe) QSWO. The chemicals react with the acid in WO to darken the wood. Maybe you want to try something like that too. I know I have read that this can be replicated with dyes so it is safer than fuming. Just a thought.
Noah
I have come real close with:
Minwax
Step one - English Oak stain
Step two - Colonial Pine stain also additional coats
Step three - Antique oil
I'll post photo of shelf but will have to work on it for the web (reduce it's size) - only if you want to see it.
"Howdy" from Southwestern PA
thanks I will have to get some antique oil ,,,,,I have been mixing stain and using amber shellac all morning about ready to give up and let the client find a refinisher that can match it,,,,, But I'll try this I'll post when it's done,,,,,,Originally Posted by Daniel Rabinovitz
Mike