DRAGON1 Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 just finished the restaining if all this chestnut after it was reinstalled in clients home. Every piece you see in foyer was nothing but scraps that came out of the house and were remade to fit the new walls that were built including the double door closet. ALL THE WOOD HERE WAS IN PIECES IN THE SHOP. THE CEILING IN DINING ROOM HAS HAND PAINTED MURALS ALL OVER IT. IT'S ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!! WE TALKED THEM OUT OF PAINTING IT ALONG WITH PAINTING ALL THE OTHER WOODWORK!!!!! STAIN IS JACOBEAN AND A COAT OF DANISH OIL ON IT. 4 DAYS JUST TO STAIN. steamshovel and Cliff 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Beautiful work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Great Stuff~!! I have a room lined with stained chestnut and matching it with lesser woods is not easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred W. Hargis Jr Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 WOW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAGON1 Posted January 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 the white on the risers is wood filler. they are going to paint the risers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Absolutely beautiful Mike Glad you were able to talk them out of painting especially over those murals. I love old world stuff like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Altier Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 That looks great!! Chestnut is a wood I've never knowingly seen or worked with. Is it a hard wood? Close grain? Hard to work with? Is it a light colored wood like Oak? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAGON1 Posted January 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Grain is similar to white oak but the wood is much softer. almost the color of red oak but no red, more of a tan. Since borers decimated the chestnut trees it's now an endangered species and expensive as all get out. there wasn't one borer hole in ANY of the pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Moody Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Absolutely beautiful and so glad you talked them out of painting and staining it instead. That is some beautiful work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Beitz Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 Back when I was a kid I remember BIG chestnut trees... All gone....Thing of the past.... Cal, DRAGON1 and Gunny 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Thuman Posted December 13, 2019 Report Share Posted December 13, 2019 I just hope you never ever sell the house. But if you add more lights it may look better. I love the wood but not the darkness of the overall area. If you sell the house I am sure some stupid person will paint it all white. p_toad and Gunny 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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