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Staircases, Sec. the stained work looks ex- 

 cellent; but, in my opinion, not so well in 

 Doors, and such articles as directly meet 

 the eye, and present a large flat surface ; 



piece of the same sort of wood. If the colour prove 

 too high, the spirit may be reduced with water. — To 

 prevent the brush burning it must go into the oil af- 

 ter every third or fourth operation, as at first. — The 

 operator must have the spirit in glass only, and con- 

 sider he is using Fi7'e, though in a liquid form. — Ob- 

 serve also, the heart and sap of Larch do not stain 

 to just the same colour, and therefore in such work 

 they should not both appear on the same surface. 



Cabinet makers ought to consider how far the Larch 

 might be useful, in Bookcases, Sideboards, Drawers, 

 or any other ornamental Furniture, intended to be ve- 

 neered. At present, these articles are only a sort of 

 sham or patchwork, as a very small part of them, the 

 veneering only, is made of ornamental mahogany; the 

 rest being usually of an ordinary sort, with the addi- 

 tion of oak and common deal. — If instead of this med- 

 ley, which always offends the eye, when a door or a 

 drawer is open, the whole basis was Larch, such open- 

 ing would present a neatness, and uniformity, greatly 

 superior to any thing usually exhibited in such cases. 



