Old, discarded pieces which have been simplified with a screwdriver or a few saw cuts, as discussed in Chapter 8, can be completely disguised with peasant Painting. Although it is perhaps safest in the long run to remove the old finish down to the bare wood (see Chapter 7), yet much elbowgrease can be saved by sealing in the original finish with a coat of aluminum paint. If such a procedure is decided upon, the old surface should be sanded with coarsesandpaper to provide sufficient tooth for a good bond. After the aluminum Paint has dried thoroughly, it should be lightly sanded before the undercoater 13 applied. A coat of flat paint over the undercoater completes the ground, ready for decorating. Representative Standard Finishes Water or Penetrat NGR ing Pigment Spirit Wood Natural Opaque Color Finish Stain Oil Stain Oil Stain Stain Filler Bleach Mahogany Yes No Sheraton Light brown Mahogany Preferred Seldom Optional Seldom Medium No Brown Colonial Old World or French Provincial Yes Red; reduced Harvest Wheat None Optional No No No Raw sienna Yes Heather White Tweed Red Pickled Yes Natural Walnut Yes No American Dark walnut Preferred Seldom Optional Seldom Medium No Antique Light or dark walnut Old World or Light walnut Yes No French Provincial Ambered Light or dark amber Optional No No No Burnt umber Yes Pickled None No Yes Natural Maple Yes Optional Pilgrim Dark amber Preferred Optional Optional Seldom No No Honey Tone Light amber Yes Optional Cottage Medium amber and red No Oak Seldom No Golden Golden oak NGR Optional Optional Seldom Thick No Light and dark Light and dark oak Early English Light walnut Swedish Provincial Brown Flemish Dark walnut Yes No Flemish Black Optional Thick Weathered Graybrown Mission Redbrown г Bog Green | Pickled Nunc Yes Natural Yes \ ¦ I (Frosted (Limed) Gray, green or blue No White Optional 1 Water or Penetrat Wood • NGR ing Pigment Spirit Natural Opaque Color Finish Stain Oil Stain Oil Stain Stain Filler Bleach Birch and No Yes Mahogany Mahogany NGR Optional Yes Seldom No No Gumwood Optional Walnut Walnut Maple Amber French Provincial Light walnut Beech No Yes Maple Amber Optional Optional Yes Seldom No No Basswood Walnut Walnut Pine No Yes Maple Amber Seldom Optional Yes Seldom No No Pickled Gray White If required Spruce No Yes Maple Amber Optional Optional Yes Seldom No No Fir Walnut Walnut Redwood Yes Yes Mahogany Mahogany Optional Yes Yes Seldom No No Walnut Walnut Poplar No Yes Maple Amber Seldom No No Walnut Walnut Fruitwood Orange undercoater No No Yes No Cedar Always No None None No 1 No Optional No No No PHOLSTERY AND SEAT WEAVING In the days of feudalism when the strength of a castle's walls was the primary consideration, the ladies of the baronial families who shivered within those cold confines early applied themselves to their needlework.