Classic Wood Finishing

by Frank, George; Allen, Sam

• ISBN13: 9780806970639
• ISBN10: 0806970634
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-06-30
• Publisher: Sterling

Summary

Complete with 48 pages of full-color, close-up photos of color stains and varnishes with the exact formulas. Find out about decoratively filling wood pores, sandblasting, colorless colorings, scorched finishes, tools, abrasives, and an array of stains. A special section on French polishing. "...presents the very fine points of really old techniques of finishing. Allen's style is clear and precise, and the accompanying illustrations are bright and useful....an important history, worthy of preservation."--Library Journal.

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(2)
Sam Allen
Preface	8	(2)
Safety Procedures	10	(4)
Why Finish Wood?	14	(4)
Protecting Wood	14	(4)
Stains, Dyes, and Chemical Treatments	18	(67)
Stains	18	(1)
Universal Colors	19	(1)
Dyes	20	(1)
Old Dyes	20	(1)
The Ebenistes	21	(1)
Logwood, Brazilwood, and Yellowwood	22	(1)
Brou de Noix	23	(1)
Indigo	24	(1)
Cochineal	24	(1)
Madder and Catechu Extract	25	(1)
Miscellaneous Dyes	25	(1)
Mordants	26	(1)
Chemical Treatment of Wood	26	(1)
Bleaching	27	(3)
Synthetic Dyes	30	(2)
Types of Synthetic Dyes	32	(49)
``Staining-Dyes''	81	(2)
Stains, Dyes, and Finishes	83	(2)
Making Wood Smoother or Rougher	85	(10)
Tools and Abrasives	85	(10)
Finishing Products	95	(5)
Oils and Varnishes	95	(2)
Spirit Varnishes	97	(1)
Waxes	98	(2)
French Polishing	100	(21)
Ingredients	100	(3)
Tools and Accessories	103	(1)
Basics of French Polishing	104	(4)
Stages	108	(1)
General Notes on the First Stage	109	(3)
General Notes on the Second Stage	112	(1)
General Notes on the Third Stage	113	(2)
``Imitation'' French Polishing	115	(1)
Open-Pore French Polishing	116	(1)
Variations of French Polishing	117	(1)
Lacquers	118	(1)
Brushing Lacquers	119	(1)
Padding Lacquers	120	(1)
Milestones in Wood Finishing	121	(13)
Filling Wood Pores Decoratively	121	(3)
Colorless Color and Scorched Finish	124	(3)
Sandblasting	127	(7)
Editor's Note on Safety	134	(2)
Glossary	136	(5)
Metric Equivalency Chart	141	(1)
Index	142