American Mahogany

Standard American Mahogany Water Stain

¶ Formula:

2 ounces bichromate of potash, dry,
1/8 ounce lye (Lewis or Babbitt's) dry,
3 ¾ ounces brown mahogany No. 909 aniline, dry, water soluble,
¾ ounce scarlet 2KB aniline, dry, water soluble,
1/8 ounce nigrosine black T, dry, water soluble,
1 1/8 gallons of hot water.
Sponge the wood with water, let dry and sandpaper the raised wood grain. Clean up and brush on one coat of the above stain. Apply one thin coat of shellac (½ white and ½ orange). Sandpaper lightly.

¶ Filler:

Silex (silica) colored dark with Vandyke brown and rose pink ground in oil.

¶ Finish:

Shellac, ½ white and ½ orange. Varnish and rub dull.

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