Anon 
Preparing Furniture for French Polishing 

This text contains a concise and detailed guide to the art of French polishing. Complete with helpful diagrams and easy-to-follow instructions, this guide is perfect for those with little or no experience in French polishing and makes for a great addition to collections of DIY literature. The sections of this book include: ‚Shellac‘, ‚What French Polishing Is‘, ‚The Polishing Workshop‘, ‚The Polishing Rubber‘, ‚Preparing Surfaces‘, ‚Preparing New Wood‘, ‚Wax Stopping‘, ‚Fillers and Filling‘, ‚Fatting of Bodying-In‘, ‚Bodying-up or Working-Up‘, ‚Colouring‘, ‚Spiriting‘, ‚Supporting‘, ‚Work for Polishing‘, and more. This antique book has been elected for modern republication due to its instructional value, and we are proud to republish it now complete with a new introduction on French polishing.