[MR] restoring a chest

[Karen Ziebell]

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.com wrote:

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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
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