How Paint Finishes For Pine Furniture Have Changed

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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.

Imported Pine wood, used to be shipped in to the UK, landing on the East coast. It would arrive on large merchant ships. The wood was used extensively for the construction industry. It was a second grade timber, the type of wood used for special features, for those that could afford it, was always hardwood, such as oak, elm ,or mahogany. These woods were left polished, but pine had a different fate, it was completely covered,the knots regarded as a problem, rather than a feature.

The actual hiding process was well thought out and used the knowledge and available processes of the day. Knotting solution was applied to stop the sap in the knot, from leaking, so it would not spoil the paintwork, and as an added precaution lead primer was the first coat and maybe the second coat of paint to with hold the possible onslaught not of a nuclear attack, but of 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.

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