WoodPillwood
Antique Restoration & Shellac
Free
WoodPillwood: Antique Restoration & Shellac is your cozy digital workspace, French polish calculator, wood species matcher, and antique restoration journal. Designed for furniture restorers, antique collectors, upcyclers, and woodcrafters, WoodPillwood turns complex wood finishing and historical preservation into a clear, methodical process.
Calculate exact shellac-to-alcohol cuts for French polishing, identify wood grain structures and compatibility, track stripping and curing timelines, and archive your restoration projects in a private digital vault.
Key Features and Restoration Studio Tools
French Polish & Shellac Cut Calculator
- Shellac Cut Mixer: Compute exact weight ratios of raw shellac flakes to denatured alcohol for standard 1-lb, 2-lb, and 3-lb cuts.
- Oil & Spirit Varnish Scaler: Calculate custom linseed oil, tung oil, and turpentine ratios for traditional oil rubbing routines.
- Layer & Drying Interval Timer: Track drying times between bodying, spiriting, and grain-filling applications.
Wood Species & Veneer Matcher
- Wood Identification Guide: Access offline notes on grain density, pore structure, and stain absorbency for historical wood species (Mahogany, Walnut, Oak, Rosewood).
- Veneer Thickness & Glue Log: Record hide glue temperatures, clamping pressures, and veneer patch alignments.
- Finish Compatibility Checker: Prevent finish reactions by checking underlying stain and topcoat chemical compatibility.
Restoration Timeline & Project Vault
- Before, Process & After Photo Gallery: Store high-contrast side-by-side photos capturing hardware removal, stripping, sanding, and final waxing.
- Hardware & Joinery Registry: Catalog original brass pulls, keyhole escutcheons, mortise joints, and custom replacement parts.
- Stripping & Chemical Log: Track chemical stripper dwell times, neutralizer applications, and wood bleach neutralization steps.
Studio Analytics & Complete Offline Access
- Portfolio Analytics: View visual breakdowns of your restoration projects by furniture era, wood type, and finish technique.
- 100% Offline Access: Calculate shellac cuts, check drying schedules, and access your private restoration vault anywhere without cellular service.
Designed for:
- Professional restorers preserving heritage furniture and antiques.
- Upcyclers refinishing mid-century modern and vintage wooden pieces.
- Woodworking enthusiasts mastering French polishing and traditional shellac techniques.
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- Edit, pin, duplicate and delete projects, and see a timeline of every stage change
- Add several photos at once, view them full screen, and compare Before & After with a slider
- Shellac Studio: enter the flakes you have to get the alcohol amount, keep a history of saved mixes, and load any mix back in one tap
- Drying timers notify you when a coat is ready, even with the app closed, and support custom durations
- Search and sort in the Vault, plus new stats
- 4 new wood species and search in the Wood Guide
- Light/dark theme, backup export/import, and a veneer & glue log
- Faster photo loading, smaller storage use, and many bug fixes
The developer, Nixon Lindsey, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Nixon Lindsey
- Size
- 2.4 MB
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.1 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.1 or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Copyright
- © Nixon Lindsey