chairmakerjim
Member
Hi,
I bought several fancy chairs recently at an antique shop and two are Queen Anne and two are Chippendale style ladder backs. The ladder back chairs are stained a dark mahogany and I should have no trouble refinishing them. However, the two Queen Anne chairs have more of a honey maple look which I don't like. So here is my question: where could I look for a color guide to finishing /refinishing reproduction pieces. I prefer the red brown tints to stains/dyes over the honey maple ones, but I'd like to have some reference.
Thanks,
Jim
I bought several fancy chairs recently at an antique shop and two are Queen Anne and two are Chippendale style ladder backs. The ladder back chairs are stained a dark mahogany and I should have no trouble refinishing them. However, the two Queen Anne chairs have more of a honey maple look which I don't like. So here is my question: where could I look for a color guide to finishing /refinishing reproduction pieces. I prefer the red brown tints to stains/dyes over the honey maple ones, but I'd like to have some reference.
Thanks,
Jim