The beauty of pine wood ,when used in domestic situations is the grain pattern and the knots. Pine in the days of growing popularity, was marketed under the name of knotty pine. Up until this clever use of terminology, wood in houses was always painted, knots were sealed with a knotting solution, and hidden away.
Pine had been a construction timber, not a timber for show, the show timbers were always oak, or mahogany,to a lesser extent elm. And in expensive situations walnut was used. Pine though was classed as a cheap wood, but not one that was seen. In fact knots were seen as a blight on the wood, almost a fault. Nobody knew that a knot was the start of a branch , it was simply very unsightly,and brought disorder or untidiness to a Victorian household.
Using the technology of the day, knotting solutions were the first call in dealing with knots. bearing in mind that the end product was a shiny gloss fish, any show of knots would ruin a decoration. Lead primers the type that could stop an army, but also harm the painter in years to come were developed. the primer coat was the vital preparation for the undercoats and then the top coats,which would be unaffected by the dreaded knot seepage.
This painting process continued with undercoats and gloss finishes. This had to stop, when labor rate went up. Knotty pine started to be regarded as decorative,something in fact to varnish with a horrible orange varnish, but the marketing boys had their day knotty pine was in.
Ironically the fashion trend has returned to painted furniture and with new technology available in the finishing process it is again economical for suppliers to provide painted furniture. Stain blocking in way of new paints have been introduced to the market place and they are very good at treating knots. There is after all little point purchasing a painted wardrobe with knots that weep, farmhouse tables have also 'gone back in time' with consumers loving waxed tops and painted legs as in the bygone days, but waxing and it's process is for another time. - 42255
Pine had been a construction timber, not a timber for show, the show timbers were always oak, or mahogany,to a lesser extent elm. And in expensive situations walnut was used. Pine though was classed as a cheap wood, but not one that was seen. In fact knots were seen as a blight on the wood, almost a fault. Nobody knew that a knot was the start of a branch , it was simply very unsightly,and brought disorder or untidiness to a Victorian household.
Using the technology of the day, knotting solutions were the first call in dealing with knots. bearing in mind that the end product was a shiny gloss fish, any show of knots would ruin a decoration. Lead primers the type that could stop an army, but also harm the painter in years to come were developed. the primer coat was the vital preparation for the undercoats and then the top coats,which would be unaffected by the dreaded knot seepage.
This painting process continued with undercoats and gloss finishes. This had to stop, when labor rate went up. Knotty pine started to be regarded as decorative,something in fact to varnish with a horrible orange varnish, but the marketing boys had their day knotty pine was in.
Ironically the fashion trend has returned to painted furniture and with new technology available in the finishing process it is again economical for suppliers to provide painted furniture. Stain blocking in way of new paints have been introduced to the market place and they are very good at treating knots. There is after all little point purchasing a painted wardrobe with knots that weep, farmhouse tables have also 'gone back in time' with consumers loving waxed tops and painted legs as in the bygone days, but waxing and it's process is for another time. - 42255
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