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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 420466, member: 37"]These were a much cheaper imitation of oak and, if done well, hard to distinguish from real oak without close inspection. Quite often, unsuspecting people try to refinish these pieces with disastrous results. I am not entirely sure of the process but believe the pattern was applied with a roller. The piece was then coated with a tinted lacquer to give the oak color. The base wood is usually poplar. The process fell out of favor in the 30s. I don't know if, perhaps, veneers became better/cheaper at that time or why. By the 40s, other methods for creating false grains were developed and used.</p><p><br /></p><p>Was able to find this pic of a false grained piece showing finish damage:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://st.hzcdn.com/simgs/a9b231de05a5377e_9-1022/home-design.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the front of the same piece. Note how the grain repeats itself identically on the two drawers, albeit offset by about a foot.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://st.hzcdn.com/simgs/58420f7f05a5377a_9-1015/home-design.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 420466, member: 37"]These were a much cheaper imitation of oak and, if done well, hard to distinguish from real oak without close inspection. Quite often, unsuspecting people try to refinish these pieces with disastrous results. I am not entirely sure of the process but believe the pattern was applied with a roller. The piece was then coated with a tinted lacquer to give the oak color. The base wood is usually poplar. The process fell out of favor in the 30s. I don't know if, perhaps, veneers became better/cheaper at that time or why. By the 40s, other methods for creating false grains were developed and used. Was able to find this pic of a false grained piece showing finish damage: [IMG]https://st.hzcdn.com/simgs/a9b231de05a5377e_9-1022/home-design.jpg[/IMG] Here is the front of the same piece. Note how the grain repeats itself identically on the two drawers, albeit offset by about a foot. [IMG]https://st.hzcdn.com/simgs/58420f7f05a5377a_9-1015/home-design.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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