Can't find any confirmation regarding the finish of Wagner's waffle iron handles. I've had to repair one handle on the one I'm restoring and due to the type of repair I had to do it would have shown quiet obviously two different types of wood (the original natural wood grain finish and the new wood I had to pressure glue for the repair) thus I put on my lathe to recreate the original circumference and grooves in the handle design.
What I can't find is whether Wagner ever used the black lacquer finish on some of their pieces (waffle irons in particular) or were they always the natural hardwood looking finish? My reference books do not state what the finish was and since I have already finished the handles on my piece I hesitate to state that the handles are restored to the original finish.
Attached is a pic of the ones I finished yesterday. Thanks in advance.
https://imgur.com/thAY6fy
What I can't find is whether Wagner ever used the black lacquer finish on some of their pieces (waffle irons in particular) or were they always the natural hardwood looking finish? My reference books do not state what the finish was and since I have already finished the handles on my piece I hesitate to state that the handles are restored to the original finish.
Attached is a pic of the ones I finished yesterday. Thanks in advance.
https://imgur.com/thAY6fy