Restoring a reasonable quality dining leaf table for my neighbor who is the DA.
I guess production of this piece was somewhere in the early 60’s. The top is 1/32” genuine Honduras Mahogany which was stained “Bombay Mahogany” with a Shellac finish. With the purple color I guessed it was Sapele, but after stripping the finish the unmistakable really pretty figured Mahogany appeared. I now have to try and replicate the original purple color.
So here is my question:
Why would anyone stain the real pretty color of Mahogany and hide it’s beautiful figure? Is it just because that is what the uninformed consumer wants?
I guess production of this piece was somewhere in the early 60’s. The top is 1/32” genuine Honduras Mahogany which was stained “Bombay Mahogany” with a Shellac finish. With the purple color I guessed it was Sapele, but after stripping the finish the unmistakable really pretty figured Mahogany appeared. I now have to try and replicate the original purple color.
So here is my question:
Why would anyone stain the real pretty color of Mahogany and hide it’s beautiful figure? Is it just because that is what the uninformed consumer wants?