French felt, medium hard, is used for rubbing down copal varnish with pumice stone.
Cotton waste is the cheapest available material for wiping.
Cheese cloth is better for some purposes, but more expensive.
Soft cloth without lint is necessary for French polishing.

"Berkeley muslin," "Old Glory," and "Lilly White" are trade names.

A fine quality is necessary.

The starch should be washed out and the cloth dried before using, and then torn into little pieces, say 4" square.
Fillers consist of silex or of ground earths mixed with oil, japan, and turpentine.

Their object is to give a perfectly level and non-absorbent basis for varnish covering.
Oils.