Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 242, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1914 — MAKE OWN SHELLAC VARNISH [ARTICLE]

MAKE OWN SHELLAC VARNISH

Substitute as Good as Can Be Bought May Quite Easily Be Produced at Home. For keeping the woodwork that la finished natural In good condition, a substitute for shellac varnish may be made at home and kept ready for use any time the housekeeper chooses, and the natural wood stair treads may be kept looking as fresh as they usually appear the first month after the semiyearly housecleaning. TakE four pounds of silica, or the same quantity of China clay, the former, hclever, is the better, and stir into it a quart of good Japan liquid drier, and beat the mass into a perfect mixture. Then add, while stirring the mass quickly, one and a half gallons of best hard oil, after which let the mass stand an hour or so and strain through a fine sieve. Thin \yith turpentine for use, and on soft woods use it very thin, but it should be applied heavier on harder wood. This shellac will look and wear as well as the finer materials sold, and will cost about onequarter the price of the other.