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FRENCH POLISH

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Originally appearing in Volume V11, Page 154 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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FRENCH See also:POLISH , a liquid for polishing See also:wood, made by dissolving shellac in methylated spirit. There are four different " sets." After this is dry it should be oiled with See also:linseed oil and thoroughly wiped off. The wood is then ready for the polish, which is put on with a See also:rubber made of See also:wadding covered with See also:linen rag and well wetted with polish. The polishing See also:process has to be repeated gradually, and after the See also:work has hardened, the See also:surface is smoothed down with See also:fine See also:glass-See also:paper, a few drops of linseed oil being added until the surface is sufficiently smooth. After a See also:day or two the surface can be cleared by using a fresh rubber with a See also:double layer of linen, removing the See also:top layer when it is getting hard and See also:finishing off with the bottom layer.

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