Early English Finishing Color

Early English Water Stain

¶ Used on oak.
Color: very dark walnut brown with nearly black filler.

¶ Formula:

2 ½ ounces mahogany brown aniline, dry, water soluble,
13 ounces nigrosine black, dry, water soluble,
½ ounce picric acid, dry.
Mix the above dry and dissolve 3 ounces in 1 gallon of hot water.

¶ Filler:

Silex (silica) colored with Vandyke brown and drop black ground in oil.

¶ Finish:

Orange shellac. Gloss varnish rubbed dull, or flat varnish, or wax. Gloss varnish rubbed to dull finish is strictly correct.

¶ Used on oak.
Color - very dark rich, brown, nearly black.

¶ Formula:

¼ ounce walnut aniline, dry, water soluble,
½ ounce mahogany brown aniline, dry, water soluble,
4 drams lye, household, dry,
5 quarts of hot water.
Apply above as first coat freely with a sponge or brush. Let dry, sandpaper and clean up. Apply a second coat as usual with. a brush. Brush on one thin coat of shellac (¼ orange and ¾ white).

¶ Filler:

Silex (silica) color nearly black with drop black and Vandyke brown ground in oil.

¶ Finish:

Shellac (¼ orange and ¾ white) 1 coat. Wax and rub to dull lustre.

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