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Originally, spar varnish was a "long oil" varnish, composed primarily of drying oil with a small proportion of resin, usually boiled linseed oil and rosin. [1] This gave flexibility, [ 2 ] even though its weather resistance was still poor, and thus re-coating was required relatively frequently.
Shown are the whipstaff, the rowle, the tiller, the rudderstock, and the helmsman. A whipstaff is a steering device that was used on European sailing ships from the 14th to the 18th century. Its development preceded the invention of the more complex ship's wheel and followed the simple use of a tiller to control the steering of a ship underway.
Minwax was founded in 1904 by Arthur B Harrison. Harrison persuaded his employer at Clifford I. Miller to manufacture a line of waterproofing materials, and later bought the line in 1910, [ 2 ] which he then named Minwax®.
Varnish on wood stairs Varnished oak floor. Varnish is a clear transparent hard protective coating or film. It is not to be confused with wood stain.It usually has a yellowish shade due to the manufacturing process and materials used, but it may also be pigmented as desired.
A helmsman relies upon visual references, a magnetic and gyrocompass, and a rudder angle indicator to steer a steady course. The mate or other officer on the bridge directs the helmsman aboard merchant or navy ships. Clear and exact communication between the helmsman and officer on the bridge is essential to safe navigation and ship handling.
Urethane may refer to: Ethyl carbamate, a chemical compound which is an ester of carbamic acid; Polyurethane, a polymer composed of a chain of organic units joined by ...
Iceland spar, formerly called Iceland crystal (Icelandic: silfurberg [ˈsɪlvʏrˌpɛrk], lit. ' silver-rock ' ) and also called optical calcite , is a transparent variety of calcite , or crystallized calcium carbonate , originally brought from Iceland , and used in demonstrating the polarization of light .
Feldspar (/ ˈ f ɛ l (d) ˌ s p ɑːr / FEL(D)-spar; sometimes spelled felspar) is a group of rock-forming aluminium tectosilicate minerals, also containing other cations such as sodium, calcium, potassium, or barium. [3] The most common members of the feldspar group are the plagioclase (sodium-calcium) feldspars and the alkali (potassium ...