A practical Victorian manual for cabinet-makers and house finishers, compiled by the editor of The Operative Builder. It explains how to finish mahogany, cherry, birch, walnut, oak, ash, redwood and pine in natural colours or antique, with methods of filling, staining with ammonia fumes and dragon’s-blood, varnishing, polishing, gilding and bronzing.
A trove of traditional techniques for woodworkers and restorers of old furniture. Download the free EPUB.