<table><tr><th>From:</th><th>jeffrey E. &lt;jeevacation@gmail.com&gt;</th></tr><tr><td>Sent:</td><td>Wednesday, April 22, 2015 1:36 AM</td></tr><tr><td>To:</td><td>Richard Kahn</td></tr><tr><td>Subject:</td><td>Re: Library update from Brandon</td></tr></table>

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 is associated with HBRK Associates Inc. located at 575 Lexington Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10022. Contact information includes phone, fax and cell numbers (redacted).

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*   **From**: Brandon Thompson
*   **To**: Richard Kahn
*   **Date**: April 21, 2015, at 9:04:19 PM EDT
*   **Subject**: Library

Dear Mr. Kahn,

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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.

I am coming with the solution to this problem. I will strip and wash all the wood.. I will emphasize the grain of the wood but than.' will seal it may be even two times and finish with varnish (satin) finis.. Once this is sealed and finished, I will rub the surfaces with the steel=wool and apply the wax finish. I could apply liming-wax finish as well. =A0 Tomorrow, I will take a hair dryer and will kill the molds. T=is is the type of the mold, that sucks moisture from environment and =ses it for its own purpose.

Also, I will recommend to use Silica=Gel. There is a Silica Gel that changes the color once is saturated with w=ter. You can process Silica Gel by baking it in the oven in 185 degrees of=F and reuse it as many times as you want. This would solve some =f the moisture problem in the Library.

I was thinking that I may=finish one wall for Mr. Epstein, for him to see and if he approves it, I w=ll finish the rest of the Library in the same way.

Please give =e some feed back on the subject. Thank you.

## Brandon Thompson

PS there is a way I could finish the Libra=y by covering most of the problems and make easy money. I would not feel w=11 doing this. I know the way I want to go is more difficult but at the sa=e time, better service and lasting restoration.

Change in the me=hod of restoration caused me to buy different materials.

If this=C2 could happen in NY you would not even know, as I have most of th=se materials in stock. Unfortunately, this is different, I am away from my="perch".

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