VARNISH STAINS.
These often come very handy to the painter, not only in toning up new wood, but in renewing the freshness of old work.
MAHOGANY VARNISH STAIN.
Spirits 1 gallon, gum sandarac 1 pound, shellac ½ pound, venice turpentine 2 ounces, dragon’s blood 4 ounces.
WALNUT VARNISH STAIN.
Shellac 1½ pounds, spirit 1 gallon, Bismarck brown 1 ounce, nigrosine ½ ounce. You can, by varying the proportions of the two colors, make the shade as you like it.
(Spirit in this connection means either wood or grain alcohol.)
MAHOGANY VARNISH STAIN.
Spirits 1 gallon, shellac 1½ pounds, Bismarck brown R ½ ounce, nigrosine 30 grains. More nigrosine will make the stain darker. If this is too thick to work well, thin with spirits.