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latestmagicbeing00hoff.pdf | 234 | 218 LATEST MAGIC that the "marker" is replaced by a little spade- pointed cutter. This tool is only available for cut- ting wood up to say eight inches in width, but to the amateur attempting small work only, it will be found invaluable. 5. For staining wood or cardboard a deep dead black I have found nothing better than the "Record Jet Stain," manufactured by the Record Polish Company, Eccles, Manchester. It is normally designed for staining leather only, the makers not having apparently realised its usefulness in other directions. It is to be had of any dealer in leather goods, in twopenny and sixpenny bottles. In many cases I have found it best to rub it in with a pad, rather than to apply it with a brush, but this will of course depend largely on the nature of the article to be treated. 6. An excellent polish for use after staining, or for other purposes, is made by dissolving white wax in turpentine, to the consistency of cream. Applied sparingly, with plenty of friction to fol- low, this produces a clean hard gloss, free from the stickiness which is sometimes left after the use of other polishes. 7. For enamelling small articles use Maurice's Porceleine (the makers of which are Walter Car- son & Sons, Grove Works, Battersea, S. W.) pro- curable at "oil and colour" men in tins from three- halfpence upwards. 8. For any article to be made of flat card or |