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French polishing is a wood finishing technique that results in a very high gloss surface, with a deep colour and chatoyancy. French polishing consists of applying many thin coats of shellac dissolved in alcohol using a rubbing pad lubricated with oil. The rubbing pad is made of absorbent cotton or wool cloth wadding inside a square piece of fabric (usually soft cotton cloth) …

About BAFRA History of BAFRA The British Antique Furniture Restorers’ Association was founded in 1979 by a group of graduates of West Dean College, Sussex, England, they having all completed the BADA Diploma course in Antique Furniture Restoration and Conservation (BADA, The British Antique Dealers’ Association). This was a period of a spiraling antique furniture …