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donderdag 18 maart 2021

Eikenfineer / Oak veneer

 

Ik sloot mijn vorige bericht af met te vertellen dat de vloer van de opkamer van de boerderij bestond uit grenen vloerplanken. Nu ik er tijdens mijn zelf-isolatie niet op uit kan om dingen aan te schaffen, ben ik gaan zoeken naar wat ik nog had liggen aan hout. Ik kwam van alles tegen maar niet iets wat op grenen leek, dus had ik het bijna opgegeven. Bijna, want ik heb een grachtenpand staan (nog steeds in aanbouw en dat zal waarschijnlijk nooit afkomen, ben ik bang ;O)), en ik kwam daar dus tijdens mijn zoektocht in terecht. En jaaaaa, dáár lag het, al bijna 20 jaar(!) en bijna helemaal vergeten: mijn strips écht eikenfineer, nee, géén plastic! Ik heb het ruim 25 jaar geleden gekocht in de plaatselijke bouwmarkt, die inmiddels allang weer weg is hier en waar ik van alles apart kon bestellen wat ik nodig had en zelfs wat standaard niet in het assortiment van deze winkel zat ;).
 
I ended my previous post by telling you that the floor of the upstairs room of the farm consisted of pine floorboards. Now that I cannot go out to buy wood at the DIY (due to my self-isolation), I started looking for what wood I still had in stock. I ran into everything but nothing that looked like pine wood, so I almost gave up. Almost, because I have my miniature canal house (still under construction, will probably never be finished I am afraid ;O)) and I ended up with looking in it after my thorough search. And YES, there it was, for almost 20 years (!) and almost completely forgotten: my strips of real oak veneer, no, it's not plastic veneer! I bought it more than 25 years ago in the local DIY, which is already closed for years now and where I could order everything separately of what I needed and even what was not standard in the range of this store ;).

Dus ik was overgelukkig om dit eikenfineer terug te vinden, het lijkt zelfs een beetje op ‘t ‘grenen’. Dus bij gebrek aan wat beters ben ik mijn MDF gemaakte vloer voor de opkamer gaan fineren. Ik had de vloer al eerder zwart geschilderd, zodat er geen MDF meer zichtbaar zou zijn tussen de kieren tussen de grenen vloerplanken.
 
So I was more than happy to re-find this oak veneer, it even looks a bit like ‘pine wood’. So for lack of anything better I started veneering my MDF floor of the upstairs room. I had previously painted the floor black, so the MDF underground would be not visible anymore through the cracks in between the future pine floor boards.


Om mijn aanrecht tegen de hitte te beschermen heb ik er een paar oude plaatjes MDF op gelegd, waarop ik kon werken. Ik heb de fineer stroken (zie geel rondje) op de MDF vloer gelegd, daar waar ik ze wilde hebben, de strookjes op maat gesneden met een hobby mes, en om mijn strijkijzer tegen de lijm te beschermen, daaroverheen een stuk bakpapier (rode pijl) en daarna pas met een warm strijkijzer langzaam en iets lichtjes drukkend over de stroken heen gegaan. Ondanks dat de lijmlaag al meer dan 25 jaar oud was, werkte het nog prima.
 
To protect my countertop from the heat, I put a few old sheets of MDF on it, on top of these I placed the floor. I placed the veneer strips (in yellow circle) on the MDF floor where I wanted them, cut the strips to size with a hobby knife and to protect my iron, I then put over a piece of baking paper (red arrow) and only then with a warm iron I was slowly sliding and pressing down (just a bit) on the strips. Despite the fact that the layer of glue was more than 25 years old, it still worked fine.




Rondom het drie treedstrapje moest ik het fineer zó plakken dat de MDF vloer uit planken leek te bestaan. Het was moeilijk om in zo’n kleine ruimte de punt van je strijkijzer te zetten en het goed aan te drukken zodat de lijm pakt op de MDF, maar ’t werkte.
Na het afsnijden van de randen en lichtjes bijschuren was de vloer klaar om verder bewerkt te worden.
 
Around the opening of the 3 steps staircase I had to glue the veneer in a way that it looked as if the MDF floor consisted out of floor boards. It was difficult to put the tip of my iron in such a small space and to press it down well so that the glue sets on the MDF, but it did work.
After cutting of excess at the edges and lightly sanding, the floor was ready for further processing.




Om te zien waarmee en hoe ik de vloer ga bewerken heb ik alvast een paar restantjes van eikenfineer op papier geplakt en op verschillende manieren bewerkt. Maar het was gisteravond al donker, dus heb ik tot vandaag gewacht om bij daglicht het resultaat te beoordelen en te kiezen wat ik ga doen. Over een paar dagen hoop ik het resultaat na afwerking hier te kunnen laten zien.
Allemaal een fijne week en weekeinde toegewenst.
 
To see with what and how I am going to edit the floor, I have already glued a few leftover oak veneer pieces on paper and edited in different ways. But it was already dark yesterday evening, so I waited until today to judge the result in daylight and choose what to do. In a few days I hope to be able to show you the result, after finishing.
I wish you all a lovely week and weekend.
 
To Anna: your comment (on my previous post) woke me up ;)! You're right: the cellar of the farmhouse is indeed situated for about 2/3 part under groundfloor level and about 1/3 above this level and therefore it can have a window there at this place. Sorry, I forgot to tell this in my last blog posts, because in my imagination it feels if I almost am 'living' in my farmhouse. But I hope it's clear to you now? I also have to know better, because not everyone is living in the Netherlands, and knows what I am talking about, isnt’it? ;O)
 
Ilona

20 opmerkingen:

Daydreamer zei

Dear Ilona, I think I am finally caught up! Your floor looks wonderful! How fortunate that you had "stashed" the pieces for the canal house inside the unfinished building! (I do that too!) Now you can see they weren't really meant for the Canal house! :) I would not abandon the Canal house... someday you might go back to finish it! (I feel this way about my Cupboard House... it has structural challenges!) For now you can follow your heart and create this magnificent Farm house that holds all your loving memories of your Grandparents. This is a great project!!! I am enjoying every single part!!!
Keep well and keep making minis! :):)

Marilyn D. zei

Ilona: your attention to detail just staggers me! How incredibly talented you are and how wonderful this piece of your own personal history is going to be. I am so enjoying your posts and am loving the opportunity to follow your progress. Thank you so much for sharing! - Marilyn D.

Drora's minimundo zei

How lucky that you found the strips of real oak veneer and that the glue still worked. The floor looks beautiful. This project gets to be a complete and very interesting lecture on how an old Dutch farm looked and functioned. Thank you for sharing.
Hugs, Drora

Isabel Ruiz zei

Creo que estás haciendo un gran trabajo materializando los recuerdos de la granja. Me encanta ver el realismo que intentas imprimir en cada detalle. El suelo de roble queda fantástico.

Fabiola zei

The floor is wonderful. Your attention to detail is magnificent.

rosethe-minima zei

Tu as beaucoup de chance Ilona de retrouver ce qu'il te manque pour continuer. Il ne faut pas dire que la maison du canal ne sera jamais terminée ! Un jour ... viendra !
Je fais devoir aller dans un magasin de fournitures pour loisirs, afin de continuer les travaux dans le mas. Oups !
Prends soin de toi. Bises.

Jodi Hippler zei

While I am sorry that you won't be finishing the canal house, I am excited that you are able to utilize some of the materials for this fantastic project! Especially since you are able to stay home safe instead of having to shop for supplies!

I am sad to hear about the uptick in Covid cases - I hope all of the vaccine issues get resolved quickly and that you can get back to living a normal life. Missing out on a whole year with your grandson is heart wrenching, and I know when you are able to you will make up for all the lost time.

The veneer is just the perfect material, and it is wonderful that the glue is still good! They look marvelous, and I had to laugh because only us miniaturists would be ironing a 2mm strip of veneer onto such a difficult spot! I am excited to see how the paint experiments go with the floors - I know they will look exactly as they do in your memory!

PILAR6373 zei

Parece que esa chapa de robles estaba en un lugar seguro esperando que la encontraras Ilona! desde luego que el aspecto del suelo una vez colocada es fantástico! veremos con qué color nos sorprendes en el próximo post.
Lo que no sabía era que tienes una casa del canal sin construir! no deseches la idea de hacerla en un futuro! me encantan esas casas!!!
Disfruta del fin de semana amiga!
Besos.

Alexandra Martinez zei

25 years!! Wow, and I was thinking to do some cleaning in my craft room and clear it up a little bit, lol. I am happy that you found the perfect material you needed and I´m excited to see what you do next. Happy weekend.

Catherine zei

bonjour Ilona ,

je n 'ai jamais utilisé cette technique pour faire un plancher . c'est une tres bonne idée .
j' avoue que j 'ai du mal à me repérer dans l 'espace et je ne comprends pas très bien l'intérieur de votre maison . mais cela va venir au fur et à mesure de votre construction. je vote pour les deux couleurs à gauche . un mélange des deux ... des endroits plus usés mais j 'aime le bleu n 2 en partant de la gauche .
votre ferme avance bien . j 'ai toujours hâte de voir la suite . j 'espère que vous ne laisserai pas la ferme en attente pendant 25 ans comme l 'autre maison :)
nous avons tous cela, un projet qui attend sagement depuis très longtemps .
bonne continuation , prenez soin de vous

miniacollection zei

The floor is beautiful. It's always a good thing to keep things because one day they may become useful.
Geneviève

Robin zei

I love the floor - and how lucky to be able to find it....in England we have a saying (I hope you can understand it) 'Necessity is the Mother of invention'.
Rx

Angelsdoor * Penny zei

Dear Ilona,
Your workmanship always amazes me. The floor is just beautiful. Such attention to every detail.
Thank you so much for your kind words about Mary, always a treat to see you had visited.
blessings,
Penny

Contrastes-Rosa Mª zei

¡Que suerte encontrar la pieza de madera y que se encuentre en perfectas condiciones! El color me parece genial y lo más importantes que estás plasmando todos tus recuerdos .Buen fin de semana, cuídate. Besos

Sheila zei

I love how it looks! The floor turned out great.

carmen zei

que bueno que estés usando una chapa de madera de 25 años ! está claro que la tenías muy bien guardada, jaaaaa. Cuidate!

Huibrecht zei

Hallo Ilona,

Dit bewijst maar weer het aloude adagium dat wie wat bewaart, wat heeft(om mee te knutselen). Het houtfineer past mooi als de brede grenen vloerdelen die gebruikelijk zijn voor dit soort vloeren. Ik ben heel benieuwd hoe je dit gaat afwerken.

Groet,

Hubert

BiWuBär zei

This is what I would call a high quality product: Still sticky after 25 years! It's great that this was patiently waiting in the Canal House for you and that is was usable still. The floor looks awesome and seeing your test strips I'm looking forward to see what you're doing next with it. And it made me smile to hear that in your imagination you're already living in this farm... go ask your Mini Grandma for a nice cup of tea and continue with your wonderful work - as I always love to see more progress. ;O)

Hugs
Birgit

Megan Schetsche zei

I love the floor, Ilona! And I love the fact that you are cannibalizing parts from another project. It is something I would (and do) totally do. By the time you get around to working on the canal house again, you will have a different idea, or be able to go shopping for new veneer.
The layout of your farmhouse is certainly unusual. It is refreshing to see someone work on something so original.

Anna zei

How lucky the oak veneer had been safely tucked away in the canal house, ready for you to find when you needed it most.
The floor is coming along beautifully.
I have so much catching up to read on your progress dear Ilona.
Anna X