Wood Finishing, Plain and Decorative
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Wood Finishing, Plain and Decorative

Methods, Materials, and Tools for Natural, Stained, Varnished, Waxed, Oiled, Enameled, and Painted Finishes - Antiqued, Stippled, Streaked and Rough Glazed Finishes - Stain Making Formulas

  1. 524 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Wood Finishing, Plain and Decorative

Methods, Materials, and Tools for Natural, Stained, Varnished, Waxed, Oiled, Enameled, and Painted Finishes - Antiqued, Stippled, Streaked and Rough Glazed Finishes - Stain Making Formulas

About this book

This vintage book contains a complete guide to wood finishing, with information on methods, materials, and tools for natural, stained, varnished, waxed, oiled, enamelled, and painted finishes. With helpful illustrations and simple instructions, this volume is ideal for those with little previous experience, and is not to be missed by DIY enthusiasts. Contents include: "Wood Finishing in General", "Preparation of New and Old Surfaces", "Stains in General", "Factory Prepared Stains", "Water Stains", "Chemical Water Stains, Acid and Alkaline", "Color Pigment Water Stains", "Spirit Stains—Aniline and Coal Tar Dye Stains", etc. Many vintage books like this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality addition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on woodworking.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Preface
  4. Contents
  5. I. Wood Finishing in General
  6. II. Preparation of New and Old Surfaces
  7. III. Stains in General
  8. IV. Factory Prepared Stains
  9. V. Water Stains
  10. VI. Chemical Water Stains, Acid and Alkaline
  11. VII. Color Pigment Water Stains
  12. VIII. Spirit Stains,—Aniline and Coal Tar Dye Stains
  13. IX. Oil Stains
  14. X. Varnish Stains
  15. XI. Stain Mixing; Brushing and Procedure; Weights and Measures
  16. XII. The Mixing and Use of Wood Fillers
  17. XIII. Varnish and Shellac
  18. XIV. Varnishing, Rubbing, Polishing
  19. XV. Varnish Defects and Their Causes
  20. XVI. Lacquers—Pyroxylin Nitro-cellulose, Shellac, Chinese and Japanese
  21. XVII. Wax Finishes and Oil-rubbed Finishes
  22. XVIII. Painted Interior Wood Trim
  23. XIX. Enameled Interior Wood Trim
  24. XX. Schedules of Working Operations
  25. XXI. Interior Trim Woods—Descriptions of Characteristics
  26. XXII. Brush Graining
  27. XXIII. Decorative Wood Finishes by Glazing and Highlighting
  28. XXIV. Repairing Damaged Finishes
  29. Index