[MR] Restoring a Chest reply

[tappster2002 at gmail.com]

Thank you all so much!
   If I can I will put some before and after pics.
I have loved this trunk since I was little and my grandfather kept comic
books in it for us when we went to visit him.

Lady Naomi

On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 2:34 PM, Robyn Becker <reyne_telarius at hotmail.com>wrote:

>
> Tung oil from Minwax is a good choice - I've been using it to seal my
> arrows lately, and I'm quite happy with the results.
>
> ReyneA true friend is someone who knows all your faults and habits, and
> loves you anyway.Per chevron purpure and vert, two sheaves of arrows and a
> griffin argent> Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:18:30 -0800> From:
> bay_o_wolf_creations at yahoo.com> To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org> Subject:
> Re: [MR] Restoring a Chest reply> > > As suggested I would use Murphy's Oil
> Soap for the initial clean up then after it dries from that I would use a
> good oil, period or not depending on it's use you will give it, after that
> has 'set' (a few coats best done) After that sets and is not oily to the
> touch waxing.> > Lord Athalwolf Ironhand,> Bay O'Wolf Creations (Leather
> work & Wood Furniture)> > > I have recently been given the wooden trunk that
> my> > grandfather used when he> > traveled to America back in the early
> 20's.> > It has been sitting in storage for years. it is dirty> > and the
> wood is> > very dry. I do not want to do anything other than clean it> > and
> restore the> > wood any suggestions?> > > > Thanks> > Naomi Macailpein> > >
> > > > ------------------------------> > > > Message: 3> > Date: Sun, 8 Feb
> 2009 17:16:15 -0500> > From: Alan MacNeill <gormofberra at gmail.com>> >
> Subject: Re: [MR] restoring a chest> > To: Merry Rose <
> atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>> > Message-ID:> > <
> ec4b5df50902081416y7e90d256iabb351f7539616c8 at mail.gmail.com>> >
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1> > > > Murphy's Oil Soap.> > >
> > That's almost exactly the sort of thing it was designed> > for.> > > > On
> Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 1:26 PM, > > <tappster2002 at gmail.com> wrote:> > > I
> have recently been given the wooden trunk that my> > grandfather used when
> he> > > traveled to America back in the early 20's.> > > It has been sitting
> in storage for years. it is> > dirty and the wood is> > > very dry. I do not
> want to do anything other than> > clean it and restore the> > > wood any
> suggestions?> > > > > > ------------------------------> > > > Message: 4> >
> Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2009 17:15:35 -0800> > From: Karen Ziebell <
> klziebell at charter.net>> > Subject: Re: [MR] restoring a chest> > To: Merry
> Rose <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>,> > tappster2002 at gmail.com> > Message-ID:
> <20090208201535.RHYZM.297911.root at mp20>> > Content-Type: text/plain;
> charset=utf-8> > > > > > Not only the Murphy's Oil Soap as already
> suggested,> > but a good coating of beeswax to feed the wood certainly> >
> should help I would think. If the trunk is of a darker color> > -- as
> opposed to light wood like pine -- you can also use a> > diluted tea to help
> restore the color.> > Katyn of Black Forest> > ---- tappster2002 at gmail.comwrote:> > > > > >
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