
Historical Furniture Finishes. Part 1
Yannick Chastang investigates 18th-century finishing techniques. Introduction The following two-part series examines the details of furniture finishes that were typically

Yannick Chastang investigates 18th-century finishing techniques. Introduction The following two-part series examines the details of furniture finishes that were typically

In this article we will be looking at the polissoir. These were commonly used tools for applying finishes to furniture

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