Preparing Furniture for French Polishing

This text contains a concise and detailed guide to the art of French polishing. Complete with helpful diagrams and easy-to-follow instructions, this guide is perfect for those with little or no experience in French polishing and makes for a great addition to collections of DIY literature. The sections of this book include: Shellac, What French Polishing Is, The Polishing Workshop, The Polishing Rubber, Preparing Surfaces, Preparing New Wood, Wax Stopping, Fillers and Filling, Fatting of Bodying-In, Bodying-up or Working-Up, Colouring, Spiriting, Supporting, Work for Polishing, and more. This antique book has been elected for modern republication due to its instructional value, and we are proud to republish it now complete with a new introduction on French polishing.