What is French polish?
{{Orphan|date=May 2012}} '''French polishing''' is a way of giving a high standard of [[wikt:polish|finish]] to [[wood]]. The careful and skilled multiple-layering of shellac polish on properly prepared wood when completed results in a [[luster]]ous, perfectly flat shine of a very high standard. Indeed when applied correctly a French polished application can rarely be matched for sheer quality of finish. Normally practiced by highly skilled craftsmen and women one might normally fine excellent examples of this superb finish in some of our [[stately homes]] although plenty of other examples exist. The advent of [[lacquer]]ed wood finishes has tended to make French polishing less needed in today's world. {{stub}} [[Category:Woodworking]]