On Tue, 10 Dec 2002, Peter Davidoff wrote:
> > Varnish...or so both local and net lore says.
>
> Basic test for varnish: Push Test. Nothing will
> dissolve varnish. Paint thinner and sometimes
> a lacquer thinner will cause it to crack or crinkle,
> but will not remove it. It is harder than lacquer or
> shellac. Pushing into it with, say, a fingernail should
> mark it. Other fishes should crack.
Yep..varnish..passes all the tests. We retested after your coments
and my rereading of Ken Hough's site, where he mentions lacquer. Now what
varnish is the question? It dose not seem to be polyurathaine..i have my
own absalutly subjective reasons for beliving this...umm dose anyone
have a test for polyurathaine?
jeff
>
>
> I remember an old View Camera magazine had an article
> about old Deardorf folks who started making cameras (this
> was probably late 80's). If someone remembers the article,
> a call to those folks might give you exactly what was used.
>
> Peter
> oil.
>
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