Practical painters' work : with numerous engravings and diagrams (1906)
Hasluck, Paul N. (Paul Nooncree), 1854-1931 · Philadelphia : David McKay · leaf 28
Brushes should not be kept in a hot place such as near steam pipes or stoves, because the handles are liable to shrink and the hairs to come out. A damp place is just as objectionable, although, if the handle of a brush has shrunk from having been kept in a hot place, to keep it in a damp place for… … Figs. 13 and 14. — Tying up Paint Brush. kept in varnish, the varnish is apt to dry in the stock, and afterwards to break away, when the brush is in use, and make the varnish gritty. When a varnish brush is kept in oil, care should be taken to let the oil be a little way over the stock, but the oil…
Painting, Industrial
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