A treatise on architecture and building construction (1899)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 433
splits.Brush coating is, however, much the cheaper method. Buteven where the dipping method is used, it is advantageousto apply a brush coat after the shingles are laid, as it rendersthe color more permanent and yields a more uniform effect,covering raw edges where the shingles have been cut to… … Fig. 1. effect may be uniform and permanent, care should be takenbefore using the stains, that they are so thoroughly stirred as to bring all the coloringmatter into suspension. Ifthe creosote be in a can,the stirring may be donethrough the opening in thetop, but if in a barrel orkeg, the head must…
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