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The practical cabinet maker and furniture designer's assistant, with essays on history of furniture, taste in design, color and materials, with full explanation of the canons of good taste in furniture .. (1910)

Hodgson, Frederick Thomas, 1836-1919 · Chicago, F. J. Drake & Co · leaf 256

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Figure 162 Figure 164 (Fig. 161). Suitable brass or copper handles for doorsand drawers will add to the appearance of the side-board. For staining the wood, use permanganate of potash THE PRACTICAL CABINET MAKER 255 … Figure 163 256 THE PRACTICAL CABINET MAKER dissolved in hot water; less potash for oak than forwalnut or mahogany. The correct shade may be gotby experimenting on an odd piece of wood. When thestain is dry, give a coating of glue size. Then thincoats of varnish. When all parts show a gloss,…

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