Show I I 0 I HOW TO MAKE VENETIAN a 0 IT I T IS not In every case CABO that decora effect obtained by means ot of I imitation Is as successful n as It I is P to make mako It by th the use ot of mar mare staining or Venetian mill mar as It 11 la II sometimes called A gOOd wood such as holl holly or pine should hould be chosen to work upon as al nn an InterIor Inferior w wood Is II to quickly warp Jr r crack The surface should be well rubbed first with ugh then with smooth sandpaper It should hould after lard aM be dampened nod the rubbing thin hla time with the smooth sandpaper r I b repealed finished t I are ace the design very er clearl clearly with II a I linn outline and paint It In with stains sheeted The tew r color I ved the better as a rule will lie be thu Satin Salin wood walnut t het 11 nd stains are the tho thero t useful though thought many man otherl ato II ro be had bad and judiciously used can ORn tat I made he to time e t the same Ume It must be borne In 1 mind In that the employment ot of a greet great I umber ot of colors detracts from the t f ct ot of II a design C carried ut gut In n natural colored woods wood It H shading U II required It can be In ft reduced by mixing water lIt r color with or satin wood for tor example beyond the Ita stain In In this design touches ot of lh the black outline will greatly help tM the red In the root roofs ot of the distant towers will strike n a pleasIng note ot of color while the rest rent might be In the nat natural natural ural wood wAh contrasts ot of brown and gold 1 and ant perhaps some ome In introduction ot of greet green In the tOlla foliage A different scheme Itch erne ot of color will how however however ever be I doubtless evolved by each worker The ba background In III now fill 1111 rid In with mahogany or some dark slain the dark tones being generallY the most mOIL satisfactory for tor this pur purpose purpose pose Sometimes a background stain stained ed so 10 all as to nave nae 1 a cloud clouded effect ba best t emphasizes the tho design In thin case however It le II desired to Imitate as nearly as 1111 possible the smoothness ot of highly polished wood so 80 that great care re must be taken to lay IllY on the tho stain as flat all as Several l coats often otten as many nn al tour four will lie be needed before the proper depth I la obtained Rach coat should be thinly laid lall on and allowed to dr dry thoroughly In a war warn room before belore the next is II applied When all art are quite dry outline the design strongly with lamp lark black A line ot of light eel w t rl Ij 1 1 r vj 1 b 4 r I I I 1 t DI DLiN FOrt ADOOR v 00 5 0 t effect and the to real I Ina inlay The outlines outline before being painted should be traced with a sharp pen penknife knife making makinA a ver very tint fine cut Thle cut ut ire I to In with beeswax black th the ob 1011 d 1 dark brown or Jt being to reproduce pr even more mort the effect ot of separate Inlaid plc cs and to prevent the stains from spreading sr Aster the Ria stains In have completely dried l the work Ork hIllS has to bf be F French pot 1101 a somewhat tedious part pari ot of the process requires so 10 much care and patience that It I is often otten found I best tit to introit It to th the hands hand ot of a 1 I cabinet maker nicker A method I II employed by some workers la III lat tn t make a smooth tad pad ot of I ettan wool faced or covered with a 1 I pi ot of old soft linen and moisten moistenIng I in Ing this with the polish to rub the I r gently nU and lightly round and I round alon along with the grain ot of the thel The SId pool when once allowed to l dl dry can never be u used ed agaIn but a afresh fresh one must be made and the rub rubbing rubbing bing until unlit the article has haa a high polish |