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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;James Conrad, post: 1830333, member: 5066&quot;]Well, i am going to look at it mostly, study it a lot and drive everyone i can completely insane with inquiries about it until i find out what i want to know. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>It&#039;s not as easy as it sounds to gather info on centuries old furniture. First off there is a limited supply of people with knowledge, then the fact that they are usually involved with their own projects, yada yada yada.</p><p>Consider having paint forensic analysis done, x-ray fluorescence spectrometers, a scanning electron microscope with x-ray microanalysis capabilities, a Fourier transform infrared microspectrometer, a Raman microspectrometer, a liquid chromatograph mass spectrometer and a gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer.</p><p>These devices allow analysis of the surface layers of an object, identifying and often dating any restorations or enhancements.</p><p>I.E. what paint is on top, what&#039;s underneath the top coating all the way down to the wood. I looked into this 7-8 years ago, it was expensive to do then, i doubt it&#039;s gotten any cheaper.</p><p>But first, I gotta get it outa quarantine! This governor is getting in the way of my project here.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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