A shorter course in woodworking; a practical manual for home and school (1911)
Wheeler, Charles G. (Charles Gardner), 1855-1946 · New York, London, G.P. Putnam's sons · leaf 212
, left to mellow withage, is, as a rule, preferable to stained wood, but staining is oftendesirable. There are a number of ways of staining, dependent upon chemicalprocesses carried on in the wood itself, which do not obscure the grainof the wood, but tend to make it more conspicuous. The surface… … 190 A Shorter Course in Woodworking beauty of the grain. The poorest way to stain, but a common onewith amateurs and in cheap work, is to cover the surface with coloredvarnish, varnish stain, or colored shellac. Of course, no coatingof color put on outside can be so durable as color imbedded in…
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