[CHAPTER I.]

THE IMPROVING AND PREPARATION OF FURNITURE WOODS.

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Improving [2]
Matching [3]
Painting [5]
Dyed Polishes [6]


[CHAPTER II.]

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]


[CHAPTER III.]

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]


[CHAPTER IV.]

CHEAP WORK.

Glazing [37]
Stencilling [39]
Charcoal Polishing [40]


[CHAPTER V.]

RE-POLISHING OLD WORK

 [42]


[CHAPTER VI.]

SPIRIT VARNISHING.

Varnishes [46]
Brushes and Pencils [47]
Mode of Operation [47]
East Indian Varnishes [48]


[CHAPTER VII.]

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS.

Remarks on Polishing [51]
The Polishing Shop [52]


[CHAPTER VIII.]

ENAMELLING.

Materials [57]
Tools [58]
Mode of Operation [58]
Polishing [60]
Another Process [61]
Decorations [63]


[CHAPTER IX.]

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]


[CHAPTER X.]

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]


[CHAPTER XI.]

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]

FRENCH POLISHING

ENAMELLING.

CHAPTER I.

THE IMPROVING AND PREPARATION OF FURNITURE WOODS.

For a French polisher to be considered a good workman he should, in addition to his ordinary ability to lay on a good polish, possess considerable knowledge of the various kinds of wood used for furniture, as well as the most approved method of bringing out to the fullest extent their natural tones or tints; he should also be able to improve the inferior kinds of wood, and to stain, bleach, or match any of the fancy materials to which his art is applied, in a manner that will produce the greatest perfection. The following information is given to facilitate a thorough knowledge of the above processes.