Seal and fill with transparent (natural) paste filler lightly tinted with raw sienna ground in oil. Seal and finish with clear lacquer. 334 FURNITURE MAKING AND CABINET WORK Heather Mahogany. Seal and fill with white paste filler. Seal and finish with waterwhite lacquer. Tweed Mahogany. Seal and fill with a red paste filler. Seal and finish with waterwhite lacquer. Ambered Walnut. Bleach lighter than required. Stain light amber and seal. Fill with natural paste filler, seal and finish with clear lacquer. Old World Walnut. Seal and fill with paste filler tinted lightly with burnt umber. Seal and shade with a brown wiping stain. Finish with clear lacquer. Limed Oak. Seal and fill with white paste filler (or white paint minus its vehicle). Seal and finish with waterwhite lacquer. Pickled Pine. Stain gray and seal. Apply a white glaze and finish with waterwhite lacquer; a dark wax finish is optional. Blond Finish. To obtain a "platinum" finish without recourse to bleaching, clear maple or birch is given a wash coat of light ivory undercoater thinned with 3 parts of turpentine. When dry this is sanded smooth and finished with waterwhite shellac and white wax. If a lacquer schedule is preferred, an ivory lacquer sealer is used, followed by clear flat or gloss rubbing lacquer, rubbed to a satin finish. For other possibilities see finishes for pine and cypress paneling in Chapter n. decorative effects In silent protest against the newness of modernity, many craftsmen have surrendered to a nostalgia for traditional, aged effects by applying "antiquing" mediums to their furniture finishes. Others have satisfied the urge to disguise the utilitarian characteristics of household furniture by more colorful effects, culminating in the exuberant decorations known as "peasant painting." Between these dark and light extremes are the many interesting expressions of individualistic treatments. Generally speaking, with the exception of certain of the artificial aging schedules, the opaque finish offers the most satisfactory background for the majority of decorative effects. The various methods will be outlined briefly; selection of the most suitable type involves practice, or at least test sampling prior to final study and planning. Glazing. The general term "glazing" refers to the basic shading operation of applying and wiping off a thin wash or smudge of light pigment stain, in order to soften the color or decorative effect of the finish. When it has been decided in advance that the finish is to be glazed or antiqued, the tone of the transparent finish, or the last coat of an opaque finish is left somewhat lighter and brighter than the desired final shade. The glaze itself consists of a translucent film of boiled linseed oil thinned with an equal amount of turpentine and japan drier, lightly tinted with Vandyke brown or a sienna, umber, ochre or drop black pigment ground in oil. Applied ยป FURNITURE FINISHING 335 freely with a brush or folded cloth swab, the excess fluid can be drawn off with an old brush.