Marqueterie transfers as used by French polishers for decorating furniture are fixed as described below. The design, with a fair margin of paper around it, is cut from the sheet, and is laid, face upwards, on a sheet of newspaper. A thin, even coat of good quality spirit varnish is then applied with a camel-hair brush and allowed to stand tor a few seconds till the varnish becomes sticky. The design is then laid in the desired position, face downwards, and pressed well down so that all parts thoroughly adhere. After an interval of five minutes the back of the paper is damped with warm water and pressed down again. The paper is then saturated with water and allowed to stand for a few minutes, after which the paper should glide off, all surplus moisture being taken up with a clean moist washleather. The work is then set aside in a warm place. The best results are gained if the design is fixed after the work is merely bodied up. The subsequent bodying up and finishing will enable a fair body of polish to be applied, thus gaining solidity and appearance of inlay.

To ensure accurate fixing of the design, tally marks should be made at its chief points, corresponding marks being made on the article to be decorated.