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Handwork in Wood

CHAPTER X
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Raw linseed oil is very fat and dries slowly.

It is used for interior work.
Boiled oil is linseed oil boiled with litharge (PbO) and white vitriol, which removes much of the fatty ingredient and gives it drying quality.
Turpentine is a volatile oil from the sap of long-leaf pine.

It is mixed with oil in painting to give further drying qualities.
Benzine is a cheap substitute for turpentine.

It is a highly inflammable product of coal tar and evaporates quickly.
Drier is an oil in which resin has been dissolved.

It is mixed with varnishes and paint to make them dry quickly.


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