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I read that a lot of old furniture was built with wood that had a 12% moisture content, not the 6-8% we use now
Found it in a book about 19th century workshop practices from the library. It explains why some restoration jobs on antique pieces can be tricky with modern kiln-dried stock. The wood moved differently back then. Has anyone else run into this when matching material for a repair?
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charlesj4614d ago
Is that really the main issue though? I've seen plenty of old stuff fixed with new wood and it holds up fine. Maybe the problem is just using cheap wood now.
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thomas_young13d ago
Oh, that makes a lot of sense. I had a real headache trying to patch a section of an old pine floorboard. The new piece, even after letting it sit in the house for weeks, still shrank more than the original and left a tiny gap. It taught me to always check the old wood with a meter first.
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