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Furniture Finishing

Plate VI shows another brush designed for dulling straightaway surfaces like the top of a table, and differs from the average stiff bristle brush only in the length of the bristles and the stubby ends of the bristles.

Plate VII is the average penciling brush used by patchers for touching up inconspicuous spots with stain or French varnish. They are very inexpensive. Swan quills can be used for this purpose and are shown in Plate VIII. These are also used for striping.

In Plate IX you will notice dagger stripers that are of different sizes. This one represents a brush about 4 inches long. These brushes are preferable for striping where a line must be laid on flat surfaces and a straight-edge can be used. The lining brush, Plate X, is purposely wide for filling in wide stripes.

MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS

One should have two shades of gold bronze, and a selection from the lightest and the darkest shades allows the matching of any gold bronze finish by mixing these shades; also a small jar of bronzing liquid for a size and some bronzing lacquer for a protective coat. The bronze is carried in small vials or envelopes and the liquid in small screw-cap jars which are airtight. In special instances aluminum or silver bronze can be used, and in rare instances, burnishing bronze must be used. In the latter case an agate burnishing tool must be used.