[MR] OT: Wood care question

[Jim Springle]

My grandfather, who was an amateur  furniture maker, used tung oil a
lot. It brings out the natural grain of the wood and helps protect it.
You would need several coats as the oil absorbs into the wood. Just
apply it with an old t-shirt or other soft cloth.

Tankred
Elvegast, Windmasters' Hill, Atlantia

TinkerbellProxy at aol.com wrote:
> We recently discovered my lord's father had stored an old family heirloom  in 
> a building outside, without realizing the damage it would go through in the  
> 20 some years it's sat out there.  It is a large wooden trencher, roughly 2  
> foot long, a foot wide and nicely curved, that is somewhere between 100 and 150 
>  years old.  His mother used it when making bread.  It is the  worse for wear 
> from it's storage and we hope to restore it.  
>  
> Can someone recommend an oil treatment or wash to help bring back it's  shine 
> and protect it?  There is considerable damage to the surface so that  not 
> sanding isn't an option, bugs and things have ruined any patina it had and  eaten 
> away at the center, but once that surface is removed there is a beautiful  
> grain visible.  It is extremely dry however and I fear currently  unsanitary.  
> (It has possibly been in contact with mice.  The  family thought it was stored 
> inside the house but are unsure who actually  moved it outside.)  We want to 
> at least bring it back to use as a serving  tray or to sit on the dining room 
> table.  Sorry, but the wood type is  unknown.  Help?  I can easily take 
> pictures if that would help someone  give us suggestions.
>  
> Thank you for your time.
>  
> T
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