. The complete carriage and wagon painter : a concise compendium of the art of painting carriages, wagons and sleighs, embracing full directions in all the various branches, including lettering, scrolling, ornamenting, striping, varnishing and coloring, with numerous recipes for mixing colors . ♦ Fig. Stencil Designs. THE COMPLETE CARRIAGE AND WAGON PAINTER. 123 the whole pattern. Next, lay the paper on a piece of glassand with a very sharp knife cut out the different parts, be-ing particular to leave bars sufficient to hold the parts to-gether. The brushes best suited for small stenc
. The complete carriage and wagon painter : a concise compendium of the art of painting carriages, wagons and sleighs, embracing full directions in all the various branches, including lettering, scrolling, ornamenting, striping, varnishing and coloring, with numerous recipes for mixing colors . ♦ Fig. Stencil Designs. THE COMPLETE CARRIAGE AND WAGON PAINTER. 123 the whole pattern. Next, lay the paper on a piece of glassand with a very sharp knife cut out the different parts, be-ing particular to leave bars sufficient to hold the parts to-gether. The brushes best suited for small stencils of this kind may-be purchased at the paint stores, but in case they are noteasily procured, take a good-sized camels hair pencil andcut it square across in the middle. The color shouldbe mixed very stiff in japan, with but little turpentine. Fig, 73.—Brush used in Stenciling, added, then, dipping the pencil into the paint, rub it outwell on a board or piece of paste-board to even the color inthe brush. Then, laying the stencil on the desired place,rub the brush over it gently so as not to tear the fronts of the spokes are frequently ornamented bythe stencil plan, and in Fig. 72 we show a design for thatwork. Transfer ornaments are extensively used on wagonwork, and in some cases are far more economical thanhand-work, particularly on spoke faces, and on beds, bars,head-block, etc., of the gears. SUPPLEMENT CARRIAGE PAINTING AND VARNISHING. [The seven following chapters are from the pen of Mr. Vader, a practical carriage painter of extended experi-ence, and originally appeared in the columns of the Black-smith and Wheelwright. The matter has been carefullyrevised by Mr. Vader and will form a valuable supplementto Mr. Schribers experience]: CHAPTER I. A GOOD FOUNDATION. In treating the subject of carriage
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