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Re: penwork box

Posted By: James Schooley (0-1pool247-148.nas2.sioux-city1.ia.us.da.qwest.net)
Date: 7/4/4 01:38

In Response To: penwork box (A.W.Martin)

Chinese lacquer and shellac were about all that would have been used for this item, as far as I am aware. Varnish was not used on small objects then, and wax or oil type finishes would not have been use either. French polish could have been done with a padding lacquer, semilar to french polishing with shellac. You can get a very fine instrument grade finish from ML Campbell (on web) has a fine finish for this kind of work, known by Krystal. I think you should look into this, but being a precatalized lacquer it would not be even close to original.

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• penwork box
  A.W.Martin (hlfx3-1768.ns.aliant.net) -- 7/4/4 00:40
  • Re: penwork box
    James Schooley (0-1pool247-148.nas2.sioux-city1.ia.us.da.qwest.net) -- 7/4/4 01:38
  • Re: penwork box
    Michael L. Norton (cache-dtc-ab03.proxy.aol.com) -- 7/4/4 05:35
    • Re: penwork box
      James Schooley (0-1pool246-10.nas2.sioux-city1.ia.us.da.qwest.net) -- 7/4/4 10:47
    • Re: penwork box
      A.W.Martin (hlfx3-3352.ns.aliant.net) -- 7/4/4 19:19
      • Re: penwork box
        Michael L. Norton (cache-mtc-ab02.proxy.aol.com) -- 7/6/4 02:38
        • Re: penwork box
          A.W.Martin (ip142177153180.ns.aliant.net) -- 7/7/4 14:45

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