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Glaziers' Putty of Whiting and Linseed Oil, Kneaded and Beaten Smooth (Tomlinson, 1854)
Window and stopping putty from Tomlinson's Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts (1854): dried, pounded and sifted whiting stirred into linseed oil until stiff, kneaded on a board with more whiting, and beaten with a mallet until smooth. It hardens in the air.
Beginner
About 1 hour
Instructions
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Proportions
Proportions
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Read the Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts
Read the Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts
"The putty used by glaziers ... is a mixture of whiting and linseed oil."
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Prepare the whiting
Prepare the whiting
Dry the whiting, pound it and sift it.
Materials for this step:
Calcium Carbonate - Whiting1 pieceTools needed:
Mortar and Pestle
Fine Sieve4
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Mix
Mix
Stir the whiting into a tub of linseed oil until the mass is stiff enough to take out.
Materials for this step:
Linseed Oil1 pieceTools needed:
Wooden Bucket5
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Knead and beat
Knead and beat
Put it on a board and work it by hand, adding more whiting from time to time; finally beat it with a mallet until smooth and uniform. Keep it covered; in the air it sets hard and durable.
Materials for this step:
Calcium Carbonate - Whiting1 pieceTools needed:
Wooden Mallet6
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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Putty troubleshooting.
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History and honest limits
History and honest limits
From Charles Tomlinson (ed.), **Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts** (1854), vol. II, "Putty" (checked on the archive.org scan cyclopdiaofuse02tomlrich, p. 527). He gives no proportions; the tools and the diagram are ours.
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