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WOODWORKER [1 record]

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Record 1 1993-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Finishing
DEF

Finish produced by applying a shrinking top coat over a longer, more elastic bottom coat; the top coat pulls apart revealing the bottom coat in the tiny cracks.(The Woodworker Reference Guide and Sourcebook, 1983, p. 137).

CONT

novelty finishes ... crackle lacquer of contrasting color is sprayed over the first coat ... within ... minutes, the crackling lacquer begins to split and crack. (Wood Finishing and Restoring, 1981, p. 165).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finition du bois
DEF

Aspect obtenu en appliquant un produit à séchage rapide sur un autre à séchage lent.

OBS

craquelage : Vocabulaire de la finition du bois, 1984.

Spanish

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