The Hardwood Finisher: With Rules and Directions, for Finishing in Natural Colors and in Antique, Mahogany, Cherry, Birch, Walnut, Oak, Ash, Redwood, ... Staining, Varnishing, and Folishing; Als - Tapa blanda

Excerpt from The Hardwood Finisher: With Rules and Directions, for Finishing in Natural Colors and in Antique, Mahogany, Cherry, Birch, Walnut, Oak, Ash, Redwood, Sycamore, Pine, and All Other Domestic Wood; Finishing, Filling, Staining, Varnishing, and Folishing; Also; Miscellaneous Rules

In this country, the art of using wood for almost every pur pose, has gone far beyond anything that has ever been attempted by any other people. The introduction of wood-working machinery for the rapid manipulation of intricate mouldings.

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Excerpt from The Hardwood Finisher: With Rules and Directions, for Finishing in Natural Colors and in Antique, Mahogany, Cherry, Birch, Walnut, Oak, Ash, Redwood, Sycamore, Pine, and All Other Domestic Wood; Finishing, Filling, Staining, Varnishing, and Folishing; Also; Miscellaneous Rules

The subject of wood-finishing is one that interest son who has anything to do with the construction or decoration of buildings, be he architect, carpenter and joiner, painter, decorator or carver, and it is to meet the requirements of these artists and artisans, in these respects, that this work has been prepared.

In order to make the book a complete as possible it has been necessary to consult a variety of authorities on the subject, and cull from them whatever in my opinion - based on experience - I thought best, and here and there add to, or eliminate, such matter as my experience proved to be good on the one hand, and what I thought useless or absurd on the other.

I am of course aware that there are some methods of finishing that I have not touched upon; such as the finishing of musical instruments, toys, wooden bric-a-brac, laquered Japanned ware, walking sticks, etc., etc., but as this work is only intended for the finishing of wood-work employed in the construction and completion of buildings, it was thought better to confine it to that department alone; thereby keeping its cost within reasonable limits.

Among the works drawn from I may mention, Cabinet-Making And Upholstery, The Builder And Wood-Workers, Carpentry And Building, Scientific American, Furniture Men's Manual, Spon's Workshop Receipts, The Workshop Companion, English Mechanic, House Painting And Decorating, The Painters Magazine And Coach Painter, Enclyclopedia Britanica, ninth edition, and many other works.

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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.