This section is from the book "Your Home And Its Decoration", by The Sherwin-Williams Company. See also: Nell Hill's Feather Your Nest: It's All in the Details.
All oak (or other open-grain) woodwork in the following rooms shall be finished as follows: First, apply one coat of Sherwin-Williams Paste Filler, in shade selected by owner or architect, wiping off across the grain of wood with burlap or excelsior. \\ hen thoroughly dry, a coat of Sherwin-Williams Mission-lac shall be applied, and sanded with 00 sandpaper, after which two coats of Sherwin-Williams Durable Wood Finish Interior or Sherwin-Williams Excello shall be applied, the first coat of which shall be sanded with 00 sandpaper, and the last coat rubbed with pumice-stone and oil or pumice-stone and water to a dull finish.
All Southern pine (or other close-grain) woodwork in the following rooms shall be finished as follows: A coat of Sherwin-Williams Mission-lac shall first be applied and when thoroughly dry sanded with 00 sandpaper, after which two coats of Sherwin-Williams Durable Wood Finish Interior or Sherwin-Williams Excello shall be applied, the first coat of which shall be sanded with oo sandpaper, and the last coat rubbed with pumice-stone and oil or pumice-stone and water to a dull finish.
All oak (or other open-grain) woodwork in the following rooms shall be finished as follows: First, apply one coat of Sherwin-Williams Handcraft Stain, in color selected by owner or architect, and after allowing to dry over night apply one coat of Sherwin-Williams Paste Filler, in shade selected by owner or architect, wiping off the grain of the wood with burlap or excelsior. When thoroughly dry, a coat of Sherwin-Williams Mission-lac shall be applied and sanded with oo sandpaper. Two coats of Sherwin-Williams Durable Wood Finish Interior or Sherwin-Williams Excello shall then be applied, sanding the first coat with oo sandpaper and rubbing the last coat to a dull finish with pumice-stone and oil.
All Southern pine (or other close-grain) woodwork in the following rooms shall be finished as follows: Woodwork shall first be stained with Sherwin-Williams Handcraft Stain, in color selected by owner or architect, followed by one coat of Sherwin-Williams Mission-lac sanded lightly with 00 sandpaper. When thoroughly dry, two coats of Sherwin-Williams Durable Wood Finish Interior or Sherwin-Williams Excello shall then be applied, the first coat of which shall be sanded with oo sandpaper and the last coat rubbed with pumice-stone and oil to a dull finish.
First apply one coat of Sherwin-Williams Handcraft Stain Mahogany, and after allowing to dry thoroughly fill the grain of the wood with Sherwin- Williams Mahogany Filler, wiping off across the grain with burlap or excelsior. When thoroughly dry, a coat of Shervvin-Williams Mission-lac shall be applied and sanded with oooo sandpaper. One coat of Shervvin-Williams Hard Drying Coater shall then be applied. This coat shall be given thirty-six hours to dry and then sanded down smooth with oo sandpaper, after which two coats of Sherwin-Williams Durable Wood Finish Interior shall be applied, the first coat of which shall be sanded with oooo sandpaper. (For rubbed finish add the following - and the last coat rubbed with pumice-stone and oil, or pumice-stone and water to a dull finish. For polished finish add the following - and the last coat rubbed with pumice-stone and water and, after standing one day, polish with rottenstone and Sherwin-Williams Furniture Polish to the desired finish.)
 
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