I believe they also used some Oak.
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@Eyechess, I suspected it was oak. Thanks for the confirmation.
@Haverumwilltravel, Thanks for pointing out that birch, not maple, was the common wood used by Drueke.
@Haverumwilltravel, Here are the available colors for Restor-a-Finish. I was going to use Golden Oak. Do you think that'll be ok?
For the water spots, I was going to use 0000 steel wool, as that's what the demo video on Howard Products' website used.
Feb 24, 2020
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Haverumwilltravel wrote:
Follow Howards instruction. Go with the lightest, See how that works. You don't want the light squares to darken much. If I was to refinish it I would use dark for dark squares and light for light squares. It is a process but it would look awesome .
How would you do that? Would the finishes bleed over.
Feb 24, 2020
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Even though this was never an option Drueke used but in my opinion was a miss. Walnut and Ash is truly a missed combination Drueke didn't use. I have a reproduction copy made by a local woodworker I requested him to make it out of Walnut and Ash. Both woods have similar grain patterns and the Ash when ages. Really compliments the Walnut color. Sorry for the slightly blurry photo.
I'm the OP.
In the photo included in post #1, what is the consensus about the type of wood for:
- the light squares
- the dark squares and borders
Feb 24, 2020
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brother7 wrote:
I'm the OP.
In the photo included in post #1, what is the consensus about the type of wood for:
- the light squares
- the dark squares and borders
This appears to be the top of a Drueke table and not a board. The frame looks extremely large the be a board. The frame of Drueke board was only 2 1/2" wide beyond the squares per side. 21" board had 2" squares, 23" board had 2 1/4" squares when it came to Drueke boards.
The most common Drueke board is walnut and maple.
However, I seem to recall they manufactured a board that wasn't walnut. Instead, it used a lighter wood. Does anyone know what type of wood was used?
I was gifted a used Drueke chess table. It's very worn. I plan to restore it but wanted to confirm the wood type so that I choose the proper restoration product on it.
Thanks in advance.
If anyone is interested, I plan to use Howard Products Restor-a-Finish.