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 woods, also miscellaneous rules for filling, staining, varnishing, polishing, dyeing, gilding and bronzing : together with hints on the preparation of woodwork for the finisher (1908)
New York : Industrial Publication Co. · leaf 23
about 10 or 12 strokes the scraper is turned over and the other side is treated in the same manner. This completes the first part of the process of sharpening. Next, the gouge is placed vertically against the edge, as shown in Fig. 5, and stroked to and fro with about the same pressure and firmness… … hand, while the right hand deftly strokes the convex side of the gouge with a quick action and considerable pressure, once or twice in an upward direction, as from I to J in Fig. 6. The scraper is then tried on the work to determine its sharp-
Wood finishing
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