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Adhesives, Paints, and Varnishes: Polish

French Polish. - This consists in rubbing shellac or other varnish on the surface of the wood with a cloth, instead of laying on a coating with a brush. The object is to get a very thin coating of varnish with a high polish and hard surface, not so liable to scratch as a thicker coat would be.

ADHESIVES, PAINTS, AND VARNISHES French polish is most suitable for hard woods. To prepare a porous or coarse-grained wood for French polish, give it a coat of clear glue size. Let dry, and smooth with very fine sandpaper, followed by a cloth moistened in water and dipped in fine dry pumice or rotten stone. This fills up the pores, and thus prevents a waste of time, polish, and labor.