The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-11-14
CLUES AND DEMENT'S.
S0ma Special Compositions for Wood
workers.

o0Ii@ 5ieCial Compositions for Wood
workers.
Gln" f" Articles Exposed to Hcat.-The
hilowin: compound may lie used like or,l-
nary Gln'; hut it is not afr, cted by fire or
heat-in fact, is lireproof; ingredients; Lin
seed ",', tTn parts; gu cklimc one part.
Preparation: Put the lime into the oil and
STIR u, t"'n hoil the mixture until it il;
reduce" +" suitable consistency, and
spread out this compound on glass or rlazed
tiles and let il dry ont in the air, hut in
the shade. To use, melt the hardened COM
pntn, IN 'u ordinary @luypot in the usual
way, bat without the addition Of water.
Giu" for Wood, Glass, Stone, etc.-Thc
'oll""ir@ compound is one which readily
ALLOW ) LASS 70 he firmly attached to wood.
stone, st2.: ingredients: Cabinet-makel's
ii,r@I"c, woodu~ Preparations: Soak
the eIoe Tor twelve hours, then pour oil aI,y
"'irr not absorbed, and melt the softrnrl
glue by heating it i'll an ordinary eluepot,
ana VIXEN nearly boiling hct stir in sun-
Gent wood ashcs 10 make the connound
!hc conslstemce of honey. Use in usual
way.
Waterproof Giur.-- Ingredients: Ordi-
nary glue, four parts; Venice turpantne,
one part. Preparation: Soak the glue in
the least possible quantity of water to
S'ttcn it completely, then melt this in the
Venice turpentiue and mix well. This
clue is useful for woodwork exposed to
damp and moisture, as it is not affected
thereby.
III Cement Glass in Meta! Frarnes.-In.
gradients: Litharge, two parts; dry white
lead, ore part; boiled linseed oil. three
parts; copal resin, one part. Preparation:
Heat the OIL and then stir in the lithaige.
white lead and copal resin powdered in
the order named Prepare this cement only
wien about to use it, as it is very quick
drying.
Glue for Cabinet Work, Leather, Mother
of Pearl, lnlayinS, Ingredients: One
quart rye whisky, one quart water, nine
"unccs rice starch (powdcred) two and
'ne-h&lf ounces cabinet-makcr's white Glue,
two and one-half ounces venice tuInentiue,
Preparations: Mix the two iuids and stir in
Ia starch 10 make a paste. Separately
dissolve the glue in an equal weight Of
water in gluep0t and while hot stir the
enc" turpcatine into it. Finally stir in
r"r starch parts while keeping the gucpot
Oh the boil, 50 as to cause The starch to
thicken. The compound is particularly
suited for gluing leather, baixe etc, Oh
tops of tables, as it does not penetrate the
fiber like common glue, neither does il
crack nor become harsh, hut secures a firm
adherence between the articles glued to-
gether.
Flexible GlUe for Leather, Etc.-The fol
lowing compound is one to use in gluing
together materials that are not to be kent
rGidly tight: Ingredients: Gutta percha,
!" pants; pure rubber, t parts; shellac,
part; lin>ccd oil, raw, . parts. Prepara-
ton: Make the oil very hot and then melt
~ 1t the gu;ta pcrcha and rubber: nextadd
TIE shclloc and when that Las dissolved by
the heat add TIE pitch. To use melt and
apply hot
a Universal Cement for Attaching Metal
10 Glass, China, Ivory, Leather, etc.-It is
prepared Ivy melting together equal parts of
-n'ta vcrcha and common pitch and when
"e'l incorporated pouring the mixture into
col" water, when it become black. solid,
yet elastic, and soften by heat, and il
raised to 100 degrees Fair il is a thin
fluid. To use it is lay on in the liorid
form like ordinary glue, or else used as
soft paste or putty, according to require
ments, The proportion OF the ingredients
may be varied.
Leather, Textiles ard Metals may be
fastened by the aid of the following COM
poUnd-ingredicnts; Glue. vinegar. white
pine turpentine or venice turpcntine).
white Lead. Preparation and use: Soak
the glue in water until well softened then
poor off any superiluous water, put the glue
i'll the gluepot and poor over it enough
vinegar to cover the glue and melt the glue
IN the usual way stir up the mixture, make
it rs hot rs possible, and then stir in one
third of the bulk Of the turpentinc and re-
ducc the compound to workable consis-
tency by adding more vinegar before remov-
ing the pot from the fire. To use this alne
first paint the metal with white lead
paint, allow that day to partly dry, then
lay on the hot glue, and before it cools or
chillS lay on the leather or other material
and press is firmly oveI the metal
Glue for Dashboard, Textiles, ctc-The
following compound is useful for gluing /
millboard, cardboard, leather, cloth, leath-
erette, textiles, canvas, etc, to wood In
gradients: Glue, turpentine, water, starch |
paste. Preparations Dissolve the glue in |
thetusual way with as little water as posi-
BILE, and then stir in little oil Of turpen-
tine. Then add thick past of starch in
the proportion of two parts of starch paste
for every one part OF glue originally taken
allow the compound to cool before use, and |