Expert: Eileen Cronk - 3/9/2007

Question
I have a bedroom set, manufacturered by Hibriten, which has been in my family since the 1930's or so, a very french provincial look painted in bone color (might have been white and just aged over the years) with gold trim.  I took the paint off to find a beautiful wood below, but I have no idea how to figure out what type of wood, how can I determine this?  

Answer
Hi Mandy
Nice to hear from you.
Sorry to say but this type of wood can fool you.
Usually factory painted pieces like this can be made of various types wood.
And they cannot be sucessfully stripped if you were thinking along those lines.
The only way anyone can tell you the wood type is to physically see it.
Hope this helps
Kindest Regards
Eileen