The complete carriage and wagon painter : a concise compendium of the art of painting carriages, wagons and sleighs, embracing full directions in all the various branches, including lettering, scrolling, ornamenting, striping, varnishing and coloring with numerous recipes for mixing colors (1899)
Schriber, Fritz · New York : M.T. Richardson · leaf 18
16 THE COMPLETE CARRIAGE AND WaGON PAINTER. maker now forms the end as if partly worn, which gives it the desired shape and softness. Fig. 6. — Oval Varnish Brush, Chiseled. CLEANING-UP BRUSH. A flattened round tool, Fig. 7, is used to "clean up" around moldings, between the spokes, etc. Care… … Fig. 7.— Flattened Round Tool, Chiseled. be taken to select brushes having the bristles or hair set in glue, which is insoluble in varnish. Such brushes are far superior to those having the bristles fastened with cement. With those mentioned and a reasonable supply of flat bristle brushes the shop…
Carriage and wagon painting
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