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Thu, Apr 26, 12 at 15:06
| My sister gave me two slipper chairs to refinish. They were taken from my grandmother's house. Only markings were on the bottom - "DL Tipo Pallini, made in Italy"
I need to replace and splice in broken sections. I'm not sure what type of wood this is though. Any help would be much appreciated! thanks!
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| No telling, since there are all kinds of different woods in other countries. I'd guess olive wood, being from Italy. |
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| You are going to have a very tough time identifying the wood, and if you do, possibly an even harder time finding replacement stock. Your best bet is probably to find a similar grained american wood and attempt to stain it to match. You will never make it perfect, but a good job will hardly be noticed unless you are actively looking for it. Certainly a beautiful chair worth restoring. Good luck. Cheers, Werner |
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