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A handy brush for the purpose, may be made out of a flat brush, such as is used for varnishing; cut the sharp points off, and make the edges irregular, by cutting out a few hairs here and there, and you will have a tool which, will accurately imitate the grain. STAINING WOOD. 59 To imitate king or botany-bay tvood. Boil half a pound of French berries in two quarts of water, till of a deep yellow, and, while boiling hot, give two or three coats to your work ; when nearly dry, form the grain with... the black stain, which must also be used hot. You may, for variety, to heighten the colour, after giving it two or three coats of yellow, give one of strong logwood liquor, and then use the black stain as directed. Red stain for bedsteads and common chairs. Archil, as sold at the shops, will produce a very good stain of itself, when used cold; but if, after one or two coats being applied and suiFered to get almost dry, it is brushed over with a hot solution of pearl-ash in water, it will improve the colour.
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