You will also receive a brief introduction to staining and French polishing.

French polishing is a way of giving a high standard of finish to wood.

In refinishing, the company uses 18th-century French polishing techniques.

Since 1983 he has run his own studio in Brooklyn, where French polishing is a specialty.

Depending on the size and condition of the piece, a complete restoration ranges from $300 to $5,000, which includes French polishing.

Well French polishing is what they term the original polishing of furniture.

The main material is shellac, although there are several other shellac-based finishes, not all of which class as French polishing.

Drama, dance, French polishing (Morrison's work in an earlier life) and general mentoring are now all part of its programmes.

It was hoped to add "French polishing and telegraphy" to the list, but printing is conspicuous by its absence.

French polishing is a wood finishing technique that results in a very high gloss surface, with a deep colour and chatoyancy.

In the Victorian era, French polishing was commonly used on mahogany and other expensive woods.

One classic type of finish that falls somewhere between a surface coating and a penetrating finish is French polishing.

Such French polishing, he believes, is always preferable to sprayed-on or brushed-on finishes, which are often used by commercial furniture manufacturers.

A back-up service for carpets, curtains and blinds is available, including French polishing and upholstery, in the company's own well-established workshops.

However with the introduction of french polishing in the second quarter of the nineteenth century, oak came into its own, as elm could not be so treated.

French polishing consists of applying many thin coats of shellac dissolved in alcohol using a rubbing pad lubricated with oil.

French polishing is a finishing method of applying many thin coats of shellac using a rubbing pad, yielding a very fine glossy finish.

FRENCH polishing is a classic finishing technique developed by French furniture makers in the early 19th century.

French polishing is done in three stages: filling the wood pores with paste, applying and polishing the finish and removing residue oils.

In Britain, instead of abrasive buffing, a fad of "pullover" is used in much the same way as traditional French polishing.

Angelo L. Montaperto restores antique furniture and specializes in marquetry, wood carving and French polishing.

"The wood may need refinishing or French polishing," said Kalman Detrich, who has been a piano restorer in Manhattan for 32 years.

"French Polishing" was the industry standard in Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries, pushed aside by the efficient advantage of modern methods in the Industrial Revolution.

"People mistakenly call anything rubbed on with a pad French polish," said James Boorstein, president of Traditional Line, an architectural restoration company that does French polishing.

French polishing requires a higher degree of skill than any other method of wood finishing, and there is no doubt that when done properly it gives a very lovely appearance to furniture.