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In Search of the Perfect Wax Finish
Furnished content.
My four-decade-long desire to identify, understand, replicate and develop new analogs to historic furniture-making materials has led me on some interesting quests and situations. Included in these would be learning a lot about tropical insects whose sweat is the foundation for the most amazing finish ever (shellac); studies of sausage casings, artificial skin and corneas as I tried to (successfully) create a convincing alternative to tortoiseshell for my own Boulle-work […]The post In Search of the Perfect Wax Finish appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 12:01am on 17-Oct-2014 path: /Woodworking/Techniques | permalink
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