"D.M. Procida" wrote in message
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I bought a teak dining table (with a veneered top)


Teak isn't a particularly decorative timber, just stripes.
So teak veneer is usually used on cheaper timber, pine,
beech etc. or composites ply, MDF, or chip to give the
appearance of teak

If the table is already solid teak, the legs frame etc. then its
difficult to see why they would want or need to stick teak
veneer on the top.

The top wouldn't be solid in any case but made up of separate
boards to allow for movement; so these could be selected so
as hide any flaws in the grain. Not that teak has many, coming
from rather large tall trees.

So maybe what you're looking for is a way of treating teak
veneer which has been glued on top of another timber.
Which may be a lot different to the well known methods
of treating solid teak furniture.

As its secondhand, there's no telling what sort of finishes have
already been applied in any case.


michael adams

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