The best bottoms that had been ..,long while settling had the bright,drawn off - also,All the odds & ends of various bottoms of oak & carriage vshes,the bright drawn off.,Also various t.. of oak & carrge ,Varnh that had been returned for,difft reasons.,All put into steam cistern &,thinned with turps to bring it to,proper consistence. then apply,a gentle warmth & to neatly blood,heat or rather so that the warmth,can just be felt by the finger,Strin thro sieve into cistern,Tried May 7.th was too thin no yet,Worked off with new N H O - Sept 58 see p. 488