HARDWOOD RECORD 



EXQIHSITELY FINISHED BUll-ET 



has iliietl it loueivcs several others, the num- 

 ber depending upon the grade of goods be- 

 ing turned out. Most of tlie cheaper pat- 

 terns have a gloss finish, wliile the more e.\- 

 pensive types arc usually polished, this lat- 



ter proiess taking consideralile liiiio ami en- 

 erg}-. 



Staining does not play as important a part 

 in the manufacture of sideboards and buf- 

 fets as- in other furniture in whiih cheaper 



uDods are made to imitate the bettor ones 

 but often cherry and birch are staiued ii 

 imitation of mahogany and if the "artist' 

 is i)articularly clever the resemblance is si 

 marked that even an exi>ert is often deceivoc 



