How can I identify the finish on a piece of furniture? I inherited a couple of pieces of oak furniture made by the Sumter Cabinet Co. I did a web search and they're still in business, but could find no contact info for them. There are two problems; blotchy fading due to sunlight, and scratches on the top surfaces. I can probably live with the blotches for now, but would like to sand out and refinish the tops. This is some really nice stuff, all oak except for drawer bottoms, and blind dovetails on the drawer sides. It's high enough quality that eventually I want to refinish all the surfaces to even out the color, but I don't want to make a mess of it now, trying to fix a few scratches.
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16 years ago