Polishing Book

Although it might look like a shoe-shine box... in reality it is a polish of another quality that this toolkit is all about.

Phillip is a qualified french polisher and this kit holds just about everything he need to finish off any piece of furniture. You will see from many of the blog entries here that he has had a hand in the completion of many jobs that that needed that finishishing touch.

Phillip is showing the original handbook of french polishing from which he learned his craft in the Technical College system of the time. Just to show its authentically ancient, the price for the book is a grand total of 9 shillings and 6 pence.

Phillip admits that techniques and skills have changed much over time. However, this book remains precious as the basis of all that he leared to base his skill and the adaptations that made it possible for him to work successfully in the profession over so many years.