. Art crafts for amateurs . d would give variety to work,to have some few details in relief whilethe rest of the work is flat. The berries,for instance, in No. 88 could be in slightrelief, as could the acorns in No. the work is to be French-polished,then the whole of the work must bekept flat, unless the worker couldtrust himself to gluing in the portionsin relief after the polishing is perfectly legitimateform of wood decoration, and one INLA YING. 127 comparatively easy to do, is to reproduce the design bystaining the wood. Much of the effect of inlaying can beobtained in th
. Art crafts for amateurs . d would give variety to work,to have some few details in relief whilethe rest of the work is flat. The berries,for instance, in No. 88 could be in slightrelief, as could the acorns in No. the work is to be French-polished,then the whole of the work must bekept flat, unless the worker couldtrust himself to gluing in the portionsin relief after the polishing is perfectly legitimateform of wood decoration, and one INLA YING. 127 comparatively easy to do, is to reproduce the design bystaining the wood. Much of the effect of inlaying can beobtained in this way, though there is no reason whystained-wood decoration should not be developed on itsown lines, and not masquerade as something else. A lightwood should be used, so that the various coloured stainswill tell, which they would not do on a dark one. The design can be outlined with a fine rigger or sableliner, or a free working pen can be used with stain in lieu otink. An effective form I have seen this stained decoration. take is to put in a background ot dark brown, using thestain freely, so that instead ot obtaining a perfectly flatground you get a broken up surface, darker in some placesthan others. The design of seaweed and sea-horses^No. 89, would be suitable for this treatment, as wouldNos. 90 and 91. There are several makes of stain sold,among them Stephens. Transparent water-colours could beemployed, so could those in oil diluted with turpentine ; buttransparent woodstains better preserve the grain of the wood,and when French-polished give a very pleasing result. Thepolishing should be done by a professional, as few amateurs 128 ART CRAFTS FOR AMATEURS. get into the knack of using a rubber, which is the way thepolish is put on, and the decoration will be spoilt if thepolishing is badly done. All the designs given could bereproduced in staining, though certain modifications can bemade, as one is not so tied down where you use a brushand a liquid as when you inlay. In
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