Comments on: Caring for Oak Furniture – Outdoor or Indoor Pieces https://www.professorshouse.com/caring-for-oak-furniture/ Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:16:46 +0000 hourly 1 By: Chrissie https://www.professorshouse.com/caring-for-oak-furniture/#comment-25674 Mon, 04 Jun 2018 09:12:49 +0000 https://professorshouse.com/relationship-category/caring-for-oak-furniture/#comment-25674 Please can you advise how to care for outdoor oak bench?
Thank you.

]]> By: Dan Steiner https://www.professorshouse.com/caring-for-oak-furniture/#comment-24051 Sat, 06 Jan 2018 20:50:57 +0000 https://professorshouse.com/relationship-category/caring-for-oak-furniture/#comment-24051 One thing I left out…I was in the wood business for 25 years.*DS*

]]> By: Dan Steiner https://www.professorshouse.com/caring-for-oak-furniture/#comment-24050 Sat, 06 Jan 2018 20:48:54 +0000 https://professorshouse.com/relationship-category/caring-for-oak-furniture/#comment-24050 Greetings! Your folks should be careful using the “drop of water in a dent and iron”. This is pretty safe on unfinished (or oil finished) wood, but if your wood has a laquer or topcoat it could result in “clouding” the finish. This can happen when the heat hits the moisture and steams into the topcoat…if this happens, you have a real problem!
Please keep in mind: The softer the wood (pine, aspen,alder) the better the process works. It takes more repetitions of this process on harder woods (oak,ash,teak). It is most effective (and safer) on unfinished wood. When you have finished, wipe the area well with a damp cloth and let dry. This keeps you from having a “spot”.

By the way, I was in the unfinished furniture business (all levels up to manager, bottom to top), just to qualify my advice. Hope this helps!*Dan Steiner*

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