How about a woody?

[JonE]

That is quite interesting, as my observation in other worlds is that ash attracts woodworm like nothing else. I posted on the Woodie forum about whether owners with combinations of old and new wood had resorted to other methods than varnish, which seems to be far too hard once moisture is underneath it. I quite like the effect of paraffin oil (remains wet) on raw wood to splice in with greyed old wood and some have suggested that oil won't disturb a modern-glued and screwed joint. Of course it needs doing regularly but it is not like vintage cars are getting modern useage... or if they are they are likely to be well maintained.
No-one replied other than in the 'are you crazy?' vein... but perhaps there aren't many people retaining portions of old wood, SPAB style.