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Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 3:04 PM
Subject: [BP] built-up wood trim
question...
A homeowner at 114 East 101st Street, an
1882 rowhouse, has embarked on a "restoration" campaign of some innocence -
this is a modest, working class block, completely ferae naturae as
pertains to preservation. Among other improvements, the owner has
stripped the wooden door surround of globs of paint, and polyurethaned
it.
The door surround is of modest profile, and
must be of the 1960's-1970's. The stripping has revealed that the trim
was made up of entirely separate parts - there are irregular joints in the
wood every 12-36 inches or so. It appears the owner is completely
unaware of anything beyond the fact that he or she has exposed "the natural
wood" - even though the wood was meant to be painted.
The joints I interpret to indicate that the
stock was "cheap", and this was an economy move.
1. Am I
right?
2. Why would stock be made
up like this? Like, how is it saving money?
3. Is there a term for
this?
Christopher Gray