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HISTORIC FINISH ANALYSIS
Historic Finish Analysis
Historic finish analysis helps to learn how to carefully collect the samples, prepare them for cross section and casting it to identify the earliest paint finish layer of the interior of the building for the restoration of the interior rooms by matching Munsell and commercial paint system.
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Wood Identification
This lab was done to identify the soft wood and hardwood by looking at the cross section of the wood using hand loupe.
After acid digestion cleaning the particle
Filtering the fine particles
Softwood white pine has a row of rays that are parallel to the rings. Between the configuration of rings and rays, there are a few tiny pores called as resin canals.
SOFT WOOD IDENTIFICATION AMONG THE FOUR SAMPLES SPRUCE
Hackberry is a hardwood with a diffused porous arrangement. Tylosis, which were silvery purplish in color, were found inside some of its pores.
