CHAPTER I. THE IMPROVING AND PREPARATION OF FURNITURE WOODS. |
| PAGE |
| Improving | 2 |
| Matching | 3 |
| Painting | 5 |
| Dyed Polishes | 6 |
STAINS AND IMITATIONS. |
| Imitation Mahogany | 8 |
| Imitation Rosewood | 8 |
| Imitation Walnut | 9 |
| Imitation Ebony | 10 |
| Imitation Oak | 11 |
| Imitation Satin-wood | 12 |
| A Blue Stain | 13 |
| A Green Stain | 13 |
| A Purple Stain | 13 |
| A Red Stain | 14 |
| Imitation Purple-wood Stain | 14 |
| Chemicals used in Staining | 15 |
| Process of Staining | 16 |
| Ready-made Wood Stains | 17 |
FRENCH POLISHING. |
| The Polish Used | 18 |
| Rubbers | 22 |
| Position | 24 |
| Filling-in | 25 |
| Applying the Polish | 26 |
| Spiriting-off | 30 |
| Prepared Spirits | 32 |
| Antique Style | 32 |
| Dull or Egg-shell Polish | 33 |
| Polishing in the Lathe | 34 |
CHEAP WORK. |
| Glazing | 37 |
| Stencilling | 39 |
| Charcoal Polishing | 40 |
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RE-POLISHING OLD WORK | 42 |
SPIRIT VARNISHING. |
| Varnishes | 46 |
| Brushes and Pencils | 47 |
| Mode of Operation | 47 |
| East Indian Varnishes | 48 |
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS. |
| Remarks on Polishing | 51 |
| The Polishing Shop | 52 |
ENAMELLING. |
| Materials | 57 |
| Tools | 58 |
| Mode of Operation | 58 |
| Polishing | 60 |
| Another Process | 61 |
| Decorations | 63 |
AMERICAN POLISHING PROCESSES. |
| Use of Fillers | 65 |
| Making Fillers | 70 |
| Japan of the Best Quality | 70 |
| Fillings for Light Woods | 70 |
| Another for Light Woods | 70 |
| For Mahogany or Cherry Wood | 71 |
| For Oak Wood | 71 |
| For Rosewood | 71 |
| For Black Walnut (1) | 71 |
| "(2) | 71 |
| An Oil Colour for Black Walnut (3) | 72 |
| Finishing | 73 |
| Black Walnut Finishing | 75 |
| Finishing Veneered Panels, etc. | 78 |
| Light Woods (Dead Finish) | 79 |
| Mahogany or Cherry Wood | 79 |
| Oak | 79 |
| Rosewood, Coromandel, or Kingwood (a Bright Finish) | 79 |
| Walnut | 80 |
| Finishing Cheap Work | 81 |
| With One Coat of Varnish | 81 |
| Wax Finishing | 82 |
| A Varnish Polish | 82 |
| With Copal or Zanzibar Varnish | 83 |
| Polishing Varnish | 85 |
| An American Polish Reviver | 86 |
MISCELLANEOUS RECIPES. |
| Oil Polish | 87 |
| Wax Polish | 87 |
| Waterproof French Polish | 88 |
| Varnish for Musical Instruments | 88 |
| French Varnish for Cabinet-work | 89 |
| Mastic Varnish | 89 |
| Cabinet-maker's Varnish | 90 |
| Amber Varnish | 90 |
| Colourless Varnish with Copal | 90 |
| Seedlac Varnish | 91 |
| Patent Varnish for Wood or Canvas | 91 |
| Copal Varnish | 91 |
| Carriage Varnish | 92 |
| Transparent Varnish | 92 |
| Crystal Varnish for Maps, etc. | 92 |
| Black Varnish | 92 |
| Black Polish | 93 |
| Varnish for Iron | 93 |
| Varnish for Tools | 93 |
| To Make Labels Adhere to a Polished Surface | 94 |
| To Remove French Polish or Varnish from Old Work | 94 |
| Colouring for Carcase Work | 94 |
| Cheap but Valuable Stain for the Sap of Black Walnut | 95 |
| Polish (American) for Removing Stains, etc., from Furniture | 96 |
| Walnut Stain to be used on Pine and White-wood | 96 |
| Rosewood Stain | 97 |
| Rosewood Stain for Cane Work, etc. | 97 |
| French Polish Reviver | 98 |
| Morocco Leather Reviver | 98 |
| Hair-cloth Reviver | 99 |
| To Remove Grease Stains from Silks, Damasks, Cloth, etc. | 99 |
| To Remove Ink Stains from White Marble | 99 |
MATERIALS USED. |
| Alkanet-root | 100 |
| Madder-root | 100 |
| Red-sanders | 101 |
| Logwood | 101 |
| Fustic | 102 |
| Turmeric | 102 |
| Indigo | 103 |
| Persian Berries | 103 |
| Nut-galls | 103 |
| Catechu | 103 |
| Thus | 104 |
| Sandarach | 104 |
| Mastic | 104 |
| Benzoin | 104 |
| Copal | 105 |
| Dragon's Blood | 106 |
| Shellac | 106 |
| Amber | 107 |
| Pumice-stone | 107 |
| Linseed-oil | 108 |
| Venice Turpentine | 110 |
| Oil of Turpentine | 110 |
| Methylated Spirits | 110 |
