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Over with the former mixture ; letting it dry very well: And
repeat this fo often until you have hid all the hollownefTes, cre-
vices, pores, and grain of the wood, letting it be thoroughly
dried between every laying.
3. When it has at laft grown thoroughly dry, rub all the
work over with a wet rag, until you have rendered it as fmooth
as is poffible. N.B. This is called water-planing.
4. When it is grown thoroughly dry again, rum it even and
fmooth, and as clofe to the grain as poflibly may be.
5. After this, warn over the work twice with the thickeft of
feed-lac varnim, letting it Hand to dry each time ; and, if it is
not fmooth, rufli it again, to make it fo. See. SEED-LAC
VARNISH.
6. In a day or two's time, you may varnim it over with black,
or what other colour you defign, as is directed ; and, when it
is dry, finifh it by polifning it.
7. After the fame manner carved figures are to be primed ;
alfo frames, cabinets, Hands, tea-tables, &c. only that thefe
are not to be polifhed, and therefore do not require fo great a
body of varnim.
8. But for the tops of tables, boxes, fides of cabinets, &c.
when the wood is ordinary and rough-grained ; as deal, oak,
&c. you may ufe common or joiner's glue, diftblved in water,
until it is fine and thin ; into which put the nneft faw-duft, un-
til it is indifferently thick.
9. Then, with a brum fit for that purpofe, lay your w7ooden
work over with it; and, when it is dry, repeat it fo often until
all theroughnefs and grain of the wood is fufficiently hidden.
10. After two or three days let it be fcraped with a cabinet-
maker's fcraper, as pear-tree and olive wood are done, to make
it as fmooth and even as poflibly may be; then varnim it as before
directed.
This, if well done, might not come behind any other work,
either for beauty or durablenefs.
11. But however thofe woods that are firm and clofe-grainecl,
are chiefly and only to be chofen ; of all which, pear-tree is in
the higheft efteem.
Of taking off"] at? an patterns. I. Having laid on your ground,
whether black or any other colour, and rendered it fit for draw-
ing ; and having your draught or defign before you in paper, ei-
ther drawn or printed ; do as follows :
2. Rub this draught or print all over the back fide with whi-
ting or fine chalk, wiping off all that whiting or chalk which
lies loofe and like duff, upon the paper.
3. Then lay this paper, whether it be a drawing or a print,
upon the table, or piece of varnimed work, with the whited
B 2 fide
Over with the former mixture ; letting it dry very well: And
repeat this fo often until you have hid all the hollownefTes, cre-
vices, pores, and grain of the wood, letting it be thoroughly
dried between every laying.
3. When it has at laft grown thoroughly dry, rub all the
work over with a wet rag, until you have rendered it as fmooth
as is poffible. N.B. This is called water-planing.
4. When it is grown thoroughly dry again, rum it even and
fmooth, and as clofe to the grain as poflibly may be.
5. After this, warn over the work twice with the thickeft of
feed-lac varnim, letting it Hand to dry each time ; and, if it is
not fmooth, rufli it again, to make it fo. See. SEED-LAC
VARNISH.
6. In a day or two's time, you may varnim it over with black,
or what other colour you defign, as is directed ; and, when it
is dry, finifh it by polifning it.
7. After the fame manner carved figures are to be primed ;
alfo frames, cabinets, Hands, tea-tables, &c. only that thefe
are not to be polifhed, and therefore do not require fo great a
body of varnim.
8. But for the tops of tables, boxes, fides of cabinets, &c.
when the wood is ordinary and rough-grained ; as deal, oak,
&c. you may ufe common or joiner's glue, diftblved in water,
until it is fine and thin ; into which put the nneft faw-duft, un-
til it is indifferently thick.
9. Then, with a brum fit for that purpofe, lay your w7ooden
work over with it; and, when it is dry, repeat it fo often until
all theroughnefs and grain of the wood is fufficiently hidden.
10. After two or three days let it be fcraped with a cabinet-
maker's fcraper, as pear-tree and olive wood are done, to make
it as fmooth and even as poflibly may be; then varnim it as before
directed.
This, if well done, might not come behind any other work,
either for beauty or durablenefs.
11. But however thofe woods that are firm and clofe-grainecl,
are chiefly and only to be chofen ; of all which, pear-tree is in
the higheft efteem.
Of taking off"] at? an patterns. I. Having laid on your ground,
whether black or any other colour, and rendered it fit for draw-
ing ; and having your draught or defign before you in paper, ei-
ther drawn or printed ; do as follows :
2. Rub this draught or print all over the back fide with whi-
ting or fine chalk, wiping off all that whiting or chalk which
lies loofe and like duff, upon the paper.
3. Then lay this paper, whether it be a drawing or a print,
upon the table, or piece of varnimed work, with the whited
B 2 fide