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quick rubbing varnish
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quick rubbing varnish
Not sure if this is of any interest to anyone, but I noticed that it is pretty hard to find quick rubbing varnish these days. So I did a little research into this stuff...turned on my crusty computer and googled "Handling traditional oil varnishes" an article by the New York Times. Paragraphs 8-10 deal with long and short oil varnishes (spelled "spar" and "rubbing varnishes"). After getting an understanding of the make-up of varnishes, I googled "Restoration varnish" and clicked on "Behlen varnishes, shellac, salid bowl finish, watco danish oil" (the one with the merit industries address). Scroll down to "Rockhard table top varnish". I think this is the genuine article.
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There are quite a few suppliers listed on this page:
http://www.theletterheads.com/supplies/index.htm
If you called around, you can probably still find some old supply of many products.
A quart of about any of those old varnishes could last most people a lifetime.
Sounds like you have a source already.
Mike Jackson
http://www.theletterheads.com/supplies/index.htm
If you called around, you can probably still find some old supply of many products.
A quart of about any of those old varnishes could last most people a lifetime.
Sounds like you have a source already.
Mike Jackson
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Golden Era Studios
Vintage Ornamental Clip art
Jackson Hole, WY
Photography site:
Teton Images
Jackson Hole photography blog:
Best of the Tetons
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