Jim,
I suspect the wood strips were oiled, not finished in a hard finish like a
varnish. Probably they used linseed oil - whatever was left over after the
cricket bats were oiled!
I recently installed new ones and used tung oil and they looked fine and are
preserved. BTW, it took a bit of investigation to figure our what kind of
wood it was. I initially guessed ash as that is used in furniture making,
but trip to the local exotic wood dealer where I could question some
experts and compare grains and hardness with samples revealed that the
strips are European Beech (which different from the American Beech).
cheers, Mirek
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Lyons" <jlyons4@rochester.rr.com>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2008 6:27 PM
Subject: [Healeys] Wood spacer strips
>I am installing new wooden spacer strips under the seats. Were the original
> wooden strips installed "raw" or were they treated at the factory with
> some
> varnish to help preserve them ? The new strips from AHS are in the "raw"
> state. I'm thinking it might be best to add a coat of varnish.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Jim
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