Classic Wood Finishing

by SamAllen (Author), George Frank (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1999

  $18.59

  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.