From: jeffrey E. <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 1:36 AM To: Richard Kahn Subject: Re: Library update from Brandon i would like to see photos , of a piece that i= finished On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 9:28 PM, Richard Kahn < > wrote: Richard Kahn HBRK Associates Inc. 575 Lexin=ton Avenue, 4th Floor New York, NY 10022 Tel Fax Cell Begin forwarded message: From: Brandon Thompson < Date: =pril 21, 2015 at 9:04:19 PM EDT To: Richard Kahn Subject: Library Dear Mr. Kahn, =>> > > <=div> Time to update you with the progress on the restoration of the Li=rary. Believe it or not, the beginning of this restoration is li=e a detective story. We have a lot of dark-purple sections, sti=l did not dawn on me that the worst will be the true. During the work toda=, as we dis-attached the doors from the lower cabinets, we found molds in =ome places. What happen, the moisture causes the condensation and tha= sets on the objects. In one place was so severe, that I thought it =as a flooding or leak from the roof. I HAVE TO GO WITH ALTERNATIVE RESTORA=ION. I am presuming Mr. Epstein loves the liming wax finish, but this kind=of finish does not adequately protects the wood from damage. Needless to s=y, oak wood have largest expansion and contraction rate from all the woods= This causes the wood-grain to absorb the moisture and with time create sp=ts. Oak contains iron, which in turn will create on the surface dark =pots. Right now, we have thousands tiny dark spots, which can be eliminate=. The darkening of the wood can be confirmed by all the peoples witnessing=to it. EFTA_R1_01633226 EFTA02504082