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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 405732, member: 37"]By design. Would not be surprised to see plywood or particle board under the tops. The frames would be solid wood but not the tops. </p><p><br /></p><p>I think the issue here is that these were never designed to be what you want them to be. The pictures shown in your link above are all of pieces from different lines created to show the beauty of the wood. Your pieces use veneers with a pickled finish to create a different look. Once done, it is hard to get a wood look back from that finish. The pigment from the pickling goes in to the grain and is nearly impossible to get out. If these were solid wood, I would say strip the finish and sand away. Since they are not, you run the danger of sanding through the veneers before you get the pigment out. Trying to strip the veneers off opens a whole new can of worms and really ruins the integrity of the piece. </p><p><br /></p><p>You could always try to refinish a top section of one of the pieces to see if you can achieve the look you want. If happy with the results, forge ahead. If you can not, they could still be painted.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 405732, member: 37"]By design. Would not be surprised to see plywood or particle board under the tops. The frames would be solid wood but not the tops. I think the issue here is that these were never designed to be what you want them to be. The pictures shown in your link above are all of pieces from different lines created to show the beauty of the wood. Your pieces use veneers with a pickled finish to create a different look. Once done, it is hard to get a wood look back from that finish. The pigment from the pickling goes in to the grain and is nearly impossible to get out. If these were solid wood, I would say strip the finish and sand away. Since they are not, you run the danger of sanding through the veneers before you get the pigment out. Trying to strip the veneers off opens a whole new can of worms and really ruins the integrity of the piece. You could always try to refinish a top section of one of the pieces to see if you can achieve the look you want. If happy with the results, forge ahead. If you can not, they could still be painted.[/QUOTE]
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