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Furniture Paste

Turpentine, 1 this way until the varnish has acquired some pint; alkanet root, ounce; digest until suf- thickness; then wet the inside of the linen ficiently colored, then add bees' wax, scraped cloth, before applying the varnish, with alcoapplying the varnish, with alcesmall, 4 ounces; put the vessel into hot wa- hol, or wood naphtha, and rub quickly, lightly, ter and stir until dissolved. If wanted pale, and uniformly, the whole surface. Lastly , the alkanet may be omitted. 2991. Composition for Soft or Light Mahogany. Boil together cold-drawn linseed oil, and as much alkanet root as it will cover, and to every pint of oil add 1 ounce of the best rose pink. When all the color is extracted, strain it off, and to every pint add 1/2 gill spirits of turpentine. This will be a very superior composition for soft and light mahogany. wet the linen cloth with a little oil and alcohol without varnish, and rub as before till dry. Each coat is to be rubbed until the rag appears dry; and too much varnish must not be put on the rag at a time. Be also very particular in letting the rags be very clean and soft, as the polish depends, in a great measure, on the care taken in keeping it clean and free from dust during the operation.

If the work be porous, or the grain coarse, it