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 29
25 THE HARDWOOD FINISHER, wood is raised with a firmer chisel and the screw or nail is then put in place and driven home. At Fig. 16, the “ sliver ” or chip, … Fig. 16. is raised with a gouge. In the first instance a sharp knife should be employed to draw lengthwise with the grain two deep cuts the width of the chisel, as this keeps the sides of the chip from split¬ ting. The chisel should be set at a steep angle at first till the proper depth is reached,…
Wood finishing
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