Directions for Gilding, Firing, Etc. 77 BANDING. For banding or lining china it is necessary to equip one’s self with a banding wheel, as per illustra- tion below. The eup, plate, or whatever is to be banded, is placed in the center of the wheel, which is slowly turned with the left hand ; with the… … BANDING WHEELS. ’ the brush, filled with gold, is held steadily in place so as to evenly line the slowly revolving ehina. The process is by no means as easy as the simple directions would seem to indicate, and it is advisable for the first attempts to practice with color rather than gold.
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