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Suitable Spirit for Varnish-Making
When making spirit varnishes for polishing furniture etc., the gums and resins (colophony, sandarac and shellac etc.) are dissolved in ethyl alcohol (ethanol) – or more acceptably, for safety reasons these days – Industrial Methylated Spirit (IMS) or simply, ‘meths’. … Continue reading
Posted in Staining, colouring and polishing
Tagged colophony, denatured alcohol, ethanol, ethyl alcohol, gum, gunpowder, meths, methylated spirit, mineral turpentine, polishing, proof, resin, sandarac, shellac, spirit, varnish
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Cleaning Brasses
Curiously, despite recently counselling against the polishing of brasses in Furniture Brasses, a couple of readers emailed me asking how best to go about polishing them. Instanter I referred to Miss Leslie’s House Book for the unequivocal answer which I … Continue reading
Posted in Cabinet Fittings
Tagged brasses, droppings, flannel, handles, muslin, oxalic acid, poison, polishing, turpentine
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Polishing…
Is to give brightness to any subſtance. The method of polishing amongst cabinet-makers is various, as required in different pieces of work. Sometimes they polish with bees wax and a cork for inside work, where it would be improper to … Continue reading
Posted in Techniques
Tagged alkanet root, bran, brick dust, linseed, polishing, red lead, turpentine, wax
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A George I Walnut Side Table – Part Five
I want to bring the brasses up to a fairly high lustre when I finally fit them to this piece of furniture, so this colour merely represents what will be left in the nooks and crannies in imitation of handles … Continue reading
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