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From: Richard Kahn < Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 12:04 PM To: Jeffrey Epstein Subject: FW: library update On 1/13/15, 10:22 PM, "Brandon Thompson" < wrote: >Dear Mr. Kahn, >This is to update you with the current project, " Waxing the Library". >The work is progressing well. We started with the biggest surface. The >wood is very, very dry in the Library. I decided to go with alternative >method of conservation. >Since the wooden paneling in the Library lost most of the original >"oils" the boards started to shrink and in some instances even scale >out. To prevent the wood from further shrinkage, I decided to sand the >paneling with Sand Paper #600. After this, I, we rubbed the surfaces >with combination of six oils, with predominant is Linseed Oil. We >applied very generous coating. After waiting 4-6 hours, some boards >absorbed the oils so much that some sections became dry. We re-applied >the oils again and the saturation was more or less complete. What I >believe that happened, is; Lack of Humidity in Winter time, boards >shrank. Summer time, increased Relative Humidity, boards expanded. This >movement caused the finish to microscopically crack. So, when we >applied the oils, they were absorbed inside the wood. This in turn >restored the vibrant color and returned the wood to virtually original >color. The panels look very healthy now. >Brandon Thompson <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> cplist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>conversation-idgkey> <integer>128120</integer> <key>date-last-viewed</key> <integer>0</integer> <key>date-received</key> <integer>1421237022</integer> <key>flags</key> <integer>8590195713</integer> <key>gmail-label-ids</key> <array> <integer>6</integer> <integer>2</integer> EFTA_R1_01645273 EFTA02512487 </array> <key>remote-id</key> <string>473120</string> </dict> </plist> 2 EFTA_R1_01645274 EFTA02512488