THE BRITISH ANGLER'S LEXICON. IOI 



and others fold up with the bools overlapping each other. 



READY FOR USE. 



They are better electro-plated, being not so liable to rust 

 as the plain steel ones. 



French Polish is useful to finish off rods or landing 

 net handles, and preferable to varnishing, as it is devoid 

 of the glisten or shine, which is more or less objectionable 

 on account of it being easily seen by the sharp-sighted fish. 

 It fills up the pores of the wood, and an occasional rub of 

 linseed oil will keep all in proper order for years. A good 

 reliable polish can be made as follows : One pint of 

 methylated spirits wine ; half-ounce gum copal ; quarter- 

 ounce gum arabic ; one ounce shellac. Place the spirits 

 and the gums in a vessel closely corked, put near a warm 

 stove, and shake frequently ; in a few days all will be 

 dissolved, when it should be strained through a piece of 

 muslin and kept well corked. French polish can be 

 obtained ready for use from most druggists, but the best is 

 generally to be had from cabinet-makers, who have their 

 own special recipe. 



French Polishing. Pour a little raw linseed oil 

 into a cup, and some of the French polish into another. 



