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The staircase in our 100 year old home was rebuilt in the 1940s and changed considerably including painting it.
When we beagn stripping the Quarter Sawn White Oak (QSWO), we noticed that about 24 balusters and 2 newel posts had been replaced with a different hardwood – we were really disappointed! I found a craftsman in the St Louis area who is known for being able to duplicate balusters – I was heartened, our problem was not quite as unique as I thought.
We disassembled the entire railing system and began stripping, sanding, and refinishing.
On the 100 year old Quarter Sawn White Oak we use a Medium Walnut Tung Oil (hand rubbed) to get the warm tone we like. The newly replicated pieces required some tricky “pre-staining”. When I have to repair or replace the QSWO in our house, I stain it with a Dark Walnut Gel Stain and then sand the majority of the stain away and then use the hand rubbed Medium Walnut Tung Oil (this process darkens the grain to match the old QSWO). We then finish the piece with several coats of varnish.
Can you tell which ones are 100 years old and which ones are brand new?
-- Paul, St Louis, MO, www.paulheirendt.com
11 comments so far
Boaz
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posted 912 days ago
Wow! That looks beautiful!
Sawhorse
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posted 912 days ago
Awesome job, absolutely beautiful…
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MsDebbieP
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posted 912 days ago
how MAGNIFICENT.. So very GRAND!!
(love the bookshelf)
can’t tell the difference!!!
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WayneC
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posted 911 days ago
This answers my is there other mill work queston. Great work here as well.
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David
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posted 911 days ago
This is an absolutely beautiful job!
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Bob Babcock
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posted 911 days ago
Beautiful…well worth the effort.
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mot
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posted 911 days ago
Holy Schmoly! Nice job!
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Karson
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posted 911 days ago
Great Job. We had a house in Webster Groves. It was built with lumber from the St. Louis Worlds Fair, when the buildings were torn down. So it was built in 1905. Our house also had painted woodwork. The house next door to us still had the original dark Oak stained woodwork. They looked great.
Good job on the restoration.
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jockmike2
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posted 909 days ago
Beautiful, it’s like unwrapping a gift. That old qswo is gorgeous. jockmike
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JoeHeskett
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posted 636 days ago
Stunning!
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Randy
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posted 528 days ago
STUNNING!!!!
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