Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 132
he outline being perfect, it is enriched with smalltwigs and clusters of wood-buds glued, or, betterstill, pinned, here and there, in places which needornament or shaping. When the glue is stiff, dis-engage the frame from the board by inserting apaper-cutter between them, and, pushing the headsof… … BACK-PIECE OF EASEL- lastly, varnish the whole with gum-shellac varnish,which gives a soft and firm luster to the wood,preferable to the shiny effect of other varnish. Easels. Easels are constructed in very much the sameway as the frames, using a penciled diagram as aguide in forming the parts, and…
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