The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-13
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BEAUTIFYlNGETIIE HOME. IN ~
How TO lsonovutn Old northumberland
sugge,iions. I-SgsIGNo
Almost all h%ousekeepcra have some
piece Of old furpitprct dGar from Rsso.
citation and probably valuable in:itscli,
that they may wish to make more pre-.
sentablc. From choice, or from ncces.
sity, they may wish to do tlfis work
themselves, and to show that such work
may be done as well Vt homo BY mi or.
dinarily careful person rs BY Il practi.
cal iinisller in n shop ~ tho object OF
this article,
srAiSS. ~ sIsES lls.i. 4
Bow1ro OF stains; tlieysal fade, par.
ticularly when exposed TO tho light,
and there is nothing o'bcautiiul rs tho
wood; the older the haadsomer. The
flaring red stains misnamed }".mahos.
any and Cherry" that have bepn so,
much used for furniture and interior
decoration arc no longer used,
THE OLD OAK CHAIR.
Ii You wish to bcautify an old oak
chair take q sponge dipped IN strong
ammonia and moistcn tho old yarnisL
until it may be scraped off with n piece
OF glass down to the plain wood. When
the vNrnish is all off and the wood dry,
sandpaycr tho chair thoroughly with
fine sandpapcr, No. o or 90. Get it as
smooth as possible; half the battle is in
getting q smooth surface TO work upon.
You need no wood filler, as the old var
nish has completely filled the pores
THE FIRST COAT.
The first coat should be pure shellac
varnish; white ifyou want to retain the
color of tho wood; orange, il you wish n
darker tone. Let tho varnisll dry until
the next day, then, with your find sand
paper, 90 over it again very lightly.
SUCCESSIVE COATS
There are 4 great many varnishes
suitable for finishing; any dealer will
furnish you with u rubbing varnish,"
or q "hard oil finish" Don't take
Furniture varnish," MS it will moi rub.
Apply not less than three coats OF warm
ish, exclusive Of the shellac, allowing
ut least IS hours for each coat to dry.
When the second coat is dry 20 over it
again with your sandpapcr, the object
being to keep tho wood perfectly
smooth. Let the last coat dry three
days, then put u small quantity OF pow
dered pumice stone in a saucer. and
some raw linsccd oil in another, and
with 4 soft flannel cloth rub, away Mt
your chair, keeping your cloth well oil
ed. Don't get discouraged over the
carving. if there should be any; with a
sharp-pointcd stick you can get into NIL
It's turns and cuts. Don't rub at an easy
place too long, r,you will cut tho warm
ish of; all you want to DO is to take of
tho gloss and Setiit; g,uoot!G1r Wipe the
wood Oft as you 60 along With a soft
cloth until it is perfectly smooth.
DEAD rIxlsu.
When you have laid your Inst coat OF
yarnish oupwinllnd ;itotery brilliant;
but alter rubbing, as ordered above, you
will have what is called q "'dead finish"
which is far preferable to the brilliant,
but not smooth, finish OF unrubbed var
nish. a chair finished s@dead" will get
smoother with constanshmglltlsBhllo
4 IN '% a slion: t ti4ss: s iHAfsssssssssftns
PANEL POLISHING.
To produce a bright polish on panels,
or other PLAIN surfaces; whore a bril-.
liant polish, is wanted to contrast with
the deal finish, work lito a NleaG finish
first, then polish with powdered rotten
stonea and oil, in the Same manner as
you used tho pumice stone. The bril-
liancy OF the polish will only be limited
by the amount OF labor expended. Put
the finishing touch to tho polished sur.
face BY rubbing it with the palm OF the
hand, dippinsi it in TRY flour TO absorb
the pcrspiration.
FINISHING.
Al! old work should BIO finished in
this way, no matter what kind OF wood
it may be. The varnish is transparent,
and will not Affect the color, except to
enrich it. For}tho ~sliellac varnish use
q soft fat brush, and Tor. the finishing
varnish 4 fiat bristfe brush any paint
dealer will sell you the proper brushes.
-Eqdit$' Home JqFs89l.
Tho, wtSnGtetIui Success
0fHood's sarsaparilla as Il blood puriit-
or entities itrto your confidence. No
other preparation has such q record Of
cures OF Scroiula, Salt Rhcum, Blood
Poisoning, or other blood diseases. To
try it is to know its merit. BE sure to
get Hoods Sarsaparilla.