Show Finish Ines Big I Factor today Finish has a lot to do with the charm and beauty of fine furni furnI- ture In fact it Often distinguIsh distinguishes distinguishes distin distin- s the the best furniture from the mediocre Its purpose is fourfold fourfold fourfold four four- fold to seal the surface to facilitate tate tate- cleaning to o bring out out the full depth and beauty of the grain and figure and to change the color or tone In this age of haste we cant can't wait walt for time to develop the rich patina that is outstanding in an antique We want that appearance appearance appearance appear appear- ance straight from the factory and so endless experiment and work have resulted In the development development development devel devel- of the excellent finishes of today The lighter finishes are having havinga a vogue now and to obtain this effect a bleach rather than a stain is used Deep staining has been largely abandoned abandoned- in mahogany mahogany mahogany ma ma- furniture for age darkens darkens darkens dark dark- ens the wood I In olden days and even today in in- Europe the cabinet maker bought logs and ordered the sawing sawing sawing saw saw- ing in different so that all pieces in a suite of furnIture furniture furniture furni furnI- ture came from the same tree therefore were uniform in color With our our highly developed finishing finishing fin fin- processes such selection is unnecessary here The final finishing touches given to wood are eI either her shellac varnish lacquer or synthetic varnish Shellac and varnish were the accepted materials until recent years Since then lacquer has gained w wide de acceptance for for it is quick drying g. g |