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26th February 2007, 10:29 PM #1Novice
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Feast and Watson French Polish
Now I have another question not related to my propsed merbau table.
I have a Blackwood miners couch (pretty old). My father in his wisdom decided to strip what I assume was the French Polish. Big mistake. I would suspect that a lot of value was lost in a this urge to make it 'new' again. Anyway he only stripped a bit of it about the size of a dinner plate. In my wisdom I figured I should strip the rest of it which has been done. Possibly (probably) the second big mistake.
In an effort to make it look the part I reckon I will need to French Polish it again which brings me to my question
Has anyone used the 'out of a bottle' French Polish made by F & W? If so is it any good? he thought of proper French polishing sends shivers down my spine
So as a begginner I have two challenging projects ahead of me - a table and the miners couch restoration.
Any help greatly appreciated.
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27th February 2007, 08:12 AM #2
Don't buy F & W French Polish when you can buy Ubeaut French Polish!
Neil, the owner of this site, not only makes excellent French Polish he also has a very good book called the Polisher's Handbook which will tell you all you need to know about FP.
Go to www.ubeaut.com.au.
Good luck
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28th February 2007, 10:12 AM #3Novice
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Thanks for that. Is it easy to use. I have been told that French Polishing is an art in itself and does require a fair degree of skill, patience and making sure that you hold your tongue the right way
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28th February 2007, 02:07 PM #4
True French polishing is an art, but what they are selling is shellac, which is used in French polishing.
Shellac is not a difficult finish to learn to use, and has many other uses other than F polishing.
I suggest you buy some of Ubeaut's shellac and The Polisher's Handbook - a goldmine of information.
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28th February 2007, 02:11 PM #5
I think that is a true statement if you are talking about being a good French Polisher.
The basic technique is quite simple though. Again, have a look at Neil's book.
Also, for your FP questions, the Finishing forum would be a good place to ask them.
You never know, you might even get a reply from Mr Ubeaut himself!
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