Dark

1. Boil ½ lb. of madder and 2 oz. logwood ships in a gallon of water, and brush well over while hot; when dry, go over the whole with pearlsh solution, 2 drs. to the quart. 2. Put 2 oz. dragon's blood, bruised, into a quart of oil of turpentine; let the bottle stand In a warm place; shake frequently, and, when dissolved, steep the work in the mixture.

Boat Wood Brown Stain

Hold your work to the fire, that it may receive a gentle warmth; then take aquafortis, and, with a feather, pass it over the work till you find it change to a fine brown (always keeping it near the fire;) you may then varnish or polish it.

Light Brown Red

Boil ½ lb. madder and ¼ lb. fustic in 1 gal. water; brush over the work, when boiling hot, until properly stained. 2. The surface of the work being quite smooth, brush over with a weak solution of aquafortis, ½ oz. to the pint; then finish with the following: Put 4½ oz. dragon's blood and 1 oz. soda, both well bruised, to 3 pints spirits of wine; let it stand in a warm place, shake frequently, strain, and lay on with a soft brush, repeating until of a proper color. Polish with linseed oil or varnish.

Purple

Brash the work several times with the logwood decoction used for No. 6 Black; and, when dry, give a coat of pearl-ash solution, 1 drachm to a quart; lay it on evenly.

Red

1. Boil 1 lb. Brazil wood and 1 oz. pearlash in 1 gallon water; and, while hot, brush over the work until of a proper color. Dissolve 2 oz. alum in 1 quart water, and brush the solution over the work before it dries. 2. Take a gallon of the above stain, add 2 oz. more pearlash; use hot, and brush over with the alum solution. 3. Use a cold solution of archil, and brush over with the pearlash solution used for No. 1 dark mahogany.

Ebony Stain

Infuse gall-nuts in vinegar Wherein you have soaked rusty nails; then rub your wood with this; let it dry, polish and burnish.

Bright Yellow Stain

1. Brush over with the tincture of turmeric. 2. Warm the work, and brush it over with weak aquafortis: varnish or oil as usual. 3. A very small hit of aloes put into the varnish will give a rich yellow color to the wood.

Extra Black Stain For Wood

Pour 2 qts. boiling water over 1 oz. of powdered extract of logwood, and, when the solution is effected, 1 dr. of yellow chromate of potash is added, and the whole well stirred. It is then ready for use as a wood-stain, or for writing ink. When rubbed on wood, it produces a pure black. Repeat with two, three, or four applications, till a deep black is produced, which acquires the highest beauty when polished or stained.

Imitation Of Mahogany

Let the first coat of painting be white lead; the second, orange; and the last, burnt umber or sienna; imitating the veins according to your taste and practice.

How To Imitate Wainscot

Let the first coat be white; the second, half white and half yellow; and the third, yellow ochre only; shadow with umber or sienna.

How To Imitate Satin Wood

Take white for your first coating, light blue for the second, and dark blue or dark green for the third.