432 lewis' AMERICAN SPORTSMAN. 



same quantity of iron turnings or filings. After the gas has 

 evaporated which is created by the mixture, take a piece of 

 rag and dip it in the liquid left, and wet all parts of the stock 

 you wish to stain. Let it stand until it is quite dry, then lay on 

 a slight coat of the oil and alkanet root. Take a quantity of 

 joiners' shavings, set fire to them, and pass the stock through 

 the flame until it becomes quite black, or the oil is quite burnt 

 off. Ee-sandpaper it, and you Avill find it, if possessing any 

 fio-ure, a beautiful mottle. Add a few more coats of oil; it is 

 then ready for varnishing, or any other way you ma}^ fancy to 

 have it finished." 



Maple stained in this way looks very beautiful, but we do 

 not consider it either so handsome or so suitable for stocking 

 as walnut ; it is much more brittle and knotty, and is liable to 

 break if roughly handled. 



