Household elegancies : suggestions in household art and tasteful home decorations (1876)
Jones, C. S., Mrs, Williams, Henry T · New York : H. T. Williams · leaf 243
objection to spruce-work—^its tottery home-made look. To prepare the wood, which may be gatheredin winter, lay each twig flat upon a piece of board, and scrape it lengthwise witha strong knife, in the direction of its spike-like leaves, until they are all removed,leaving the glossy, brown, prickly… … Fig. 27. Tobacco or any kind of Box.required size. ^Yhen the glue is thoroughly dry, saw the pile through crosswisein slices, until you have a number of sheets of what, for the present purpose,may be called log-veneering, as it resembles the end of a pile of logs. Now take HOUSEHOLD ELEGANCIES. 241…
Decoration and ornament
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