Hi,
I recently had four doors chemically stripped. The results have not been as pleasing as I had hoped!
The doors are the five panel design and around 100 years old. They were covered in paint over the original shellac finish.
I am not sure what kind of wood they are but it might be cedarwood - there are no knots and they are quite hard.
The problems I have now are that some of the panels have bowed.
Many of the panel mouldings are loose and nearly all have very significant gaps.
I have refitted some of the mouldings but this is rather hazardous as removing them can cause further damage.
Can anyone recommend suitable filler to use between the frame and mouldings - one which will shrink when it dries out?
I am hoping to finish with danish oil and wax - the wood looks like it needs a good feeding
thanks
Andy