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Classic Wood Finishing - Softcover

Frank, George

 
9780806970639: Classic Wood Finishing

Synopsis

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.

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Reviews

This volume is a revision and update of Frank's 1988 book. Allen, a woodworker and writer, 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. And overall, this is an important history, worthy of preservation. But the book is somewhat remote for the average woodworker, since these techniques will rarely be called for. This is recommended for only the most complete woodworking collections; it may be more useful to art and preservation collections.AAlexander Hartmann, Bloomsburg Univ. Lib., Williamsport, PA
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