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Camwood  n.  See Barwood.





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"Camwood" Quotes from Famous Books



... mahogany can be improved by rubbing it with powdered red-chalk (ruddle) and a woollen rag, or by first wiping the surface with liquid ammonia, and red-oiling afterwards. For a rich mild red colour, rectified spirits of naphtha, dyed with camwood dust, or an oily decoction of alkanet-root. Methylated spirits and a small quantity of dragon's blood will also produce a mild red. Any yellow wood can be improved by an alcoholic solution of Persian berries, fustic, turmeric, or gamboge. An aqueous ...
— French Polishing and Enamelling - A Practical Work of Instruction • Richard Bitmead
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Words linked to "Camwood" :   tree, genus Baphia, African sandalwood, Baphia nitida, Baphia


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