Wood graining
 

How was it done when the Model A was being built?

Re: Wood graining
 

i dont have it in front of me right now but i think that info is in the official paint and refinish guide

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Years ago I found some information on the original process after doing a search on the internet.

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Here is how it was done: https://www.woodgraining.com/ I've got one of their kits to do the interior trim on my 49 Ford woodie when I get the two model As done.

Re: Wood graining
 

From looking at a few unrestored cars, I have serious doubts that Henry's boys used a roller with a pattern on it. No two, that I've seen, appear alike that much. Also the grain appears quite deep on one I just looked at that has 15K original miles. I suspect like the striping, it was good brush work. I still wonder what materials and the application technique. (In the Model A era.)

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Yea, they used a roller and etched plate with a brush to touch up on the later models, the early models used a brush.

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Apparently some early 1930 cars were hand applied

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Most if not all of the wood graining would have been done by Briggs, Murray and other body builders because they built the deluxe bodies complete with interiors and ready to drop onto chassis at Ford plants.

Unfortunately these companies did not keep great records as did the Ford Motor Company.

Wood graining was most likely manually done using a plate and roller process. The plate had the impression of the wood grain. The paint media was spread across the plate and transferred to a roller. The roller was used to transfer the wood grain to the window moldings, etc.

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The early cars were done with a Stippling brush. The ones that were printed were printed in what they called a Stippled Mahogany. Also the A 400 was a Butt Walnut. Jdee
Our A400 video..
https://youtu.be/-vCE8e2HFD0

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I was told the old original factory assembly line guys used Cheesecloth with the ink and dragged it the length of the part being grained.and they were fast doing one after the other. right or wrong ? I don't know . but I do know it works and finished product looks similar to the original pattern.

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No burly just butt.... lol
http://woodgraining.com/photos/Tim/webbutt.jpg
http://woodgraining.com/photos/Tim/