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Mounting and Framing Pictures: With Numerous Engravings and Diagrams ... Paul Nooncree Hasluck No preview available - 2018 |
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agate passes angle bevel block brass brush burnish camel-hair Canada balsam canvas cardboard carved centre chamfer chisel clean coat colour composition composition ornaments cord Cork Frame Corner of Oxford covered Cramp cushion edge fastened finished fixed folded four pieces fretwork gauge gilders gilt glass glasspaper glue glued gold leaf groove Hog-hair Tool hole joint kerfs knife length lincrusta linen linseed oil mark mastic matt method methylated spirit mitre mitre joint moulding mount nails notch oil gilding ornament oval Oxford Frame paint photograph picture frames piece of wood plain plane plush plush band portion position rebate removed round rubbing screw Section on Line sheet shown in Fig side square straightedge stretcher strip surface tablet tack tenon saw thick thin top and bottom turned varnish velvet water gilding wedges wide width
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Page 81 - Whenever a particle of dust settles on the wet gold size it sticks until the agate burnisher passes over it, when it is dislodged, carrying with it the gold and leaving a black speck. When the least grit gets into the size during mixing, the latter lies roughly ; 'and, when the agate passes over the roughness, much of the gold is often carried away.
Page 73 - Moulding. with parchment size to be ready for application. A thin coating of clay is applied to the frame as a foundation for subsequent preparations ; it is put on just warm enough to work freely in the brush and to lie smoothly. When dry, it is only necessary to add a coating of clear parchment size, and the frame will be ready for oilsizing.
Page 81 - Burnishes on a whiting (matt) foundation are generally ready for the burnisher in one hour from the time of laying ; when on composition ornaments, however, much longer is required for drying. In bringing up a surface a good even pressure is required, the agate passing to and fro until all dead streaks disappear ; and the screen, Fig.
Page 74 - Should anything happen to retard or destroy the drying quality of the oil, the work will be spoiled. The loss of the property of drying (and bearing a hard " tack ") may result from the effects of frost, or the handling of the parts to be gilt during pre-paration. The hand imparts just enough greasy moisture to make the oil dry badly.