Plastering, plain and decorative. A practical treatise on the art & craft of plastering and modelling, including full descriptions of the various tools, materials, processes, and appliances employed ... together with an account of historical plastering in England, Scotland, and Ireland, accompanied by numerous examples (1899)
Millar, William, d. 1904, Robinson, G. T · London : Batsford · leaf 676
ls should be keptclean in some simple way. Some plasterers temper and get a dark blue on their small tools byholding them over a red-hot iron until blue, then dipping them into linseed oil. If the tools areproperly made at first, they require no tempering. Many industrious plasterers make their… … No. 231.—Plastekers Plant and Labourers Tools. which produces a brown sulphurous oil. The tools are warmed and brushed over with the hotsolution as slightly as possible, and heated over a spirit lamp or slow fire until the required blackpolish is obtained. Small tools done in this way should not be…
Plastering · Decoration and ornament, Architectural
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