US1339259A - Process for ornamenting wood - Google Patents

Description

H. E. DEVRIES.

PROCESS FOR ORNAMENTING W000.

APPLICATlON FILED OCT. 16, 1919.

Patented May 4, 1920.

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H. E. M VRIES.

PROCESS FOR ORNAMENTING WOO/D.

APPLICATION FILED OCIT. I6. I919.

UNITED STATE S PATENT OFFICE.

HERMAN E. DE VRIES, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

PROCESS FOR QRNAMENIING vVOOD.

Application filed October 16, 1919.

1/ '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IIERMAN E. DE Vines, a citizen of Holland, residin at the city of Grand Rapids, county of Cent, State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Processes for Ornamenting \Vood, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in processes for ornamenting wood.

The main objects of this invention are:

First, to provide an improved process for ornamenting wood by means of which an eflect of inlays may be secured.

Second, to provide an improved process for ornamenting wood by means of which color designs having distinct outlines may be produced rapidly and economically.

Further objects, and objects relating to structural details, will definitely appear from the detailed description to follow.

Certain steps of my improved method of ornamenting wood are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, in which:

Figure I is a plan view of a portion of a panel illustrating a step of my improved process, namely, the sketching of the desired figure.

Fig. II is a plan view of a portion of a panel illustrating another step, namely, the outlining of the figure with a color barrier or block-out material.

Fig. III is a plan view of a portion of a panel illustrating another step in which the color is applied.

Fig. IV is an enlarged detail section on a line corresponding to line l4: of Fig. III, the color barrier being indicated by a heavy line.

Fig. V is a plan view illustrating another step in which the color barrier is removed.

Fig. VI is a plan view of a panel showing a conventional design with the figure outlined with the barrier or block-out material.

Fig. VII is a detail section on a line corresponding to line 77 of Fig. VI.

Fig. VIII is a detail plan view in which the figure or design is blocked out with the barrier material, the background of the panel being colored.

Fig. IX is an enlarged detail section on a line corresponding to line 9-9 of Fig. VIII.

In the drawing similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the everal views, and the sectional views are Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented M ay 4, 1920.

Serial No. 331,031.

process consists in outlining the figure or portion to be colored, as shown in Fig. I, with a color barrier or blockout material 2-3, consisting preferably of a mixture of whiting and glycerin sullicient glycerin being employed so that the mixture will flow from a brush in clear-cut,regular lines as shown in Fig. II. This material constitutes a filler ,forthe surface grain of the wood and piles up on the surface forming a raised barrier as shown in Fig. IV, the same being shown somewhat exaggerated although the width of the barrier is varied according to the character of the design, there being, however, a substantial amount on the surface.

After the barrier has become substantially dry, the color indicated at 4 may be laid on, a liquid oil color or stain being employed. The color does not flow under the barrier, either directly or by capillarity, so that very clean-cut outlines are secured having the effect of inlays.

After the color has dried, the barrier or block-out material may be rubbed or scraped from the surface very easily.

In the application of my improvements shown in Figs. VI and VII, the block-out or barrier material 3 is laid upon the panel to cover the entire surface thereof except the design which is to be produced in color.

In the application of my improved method as shown in Figs. VIII and IX, the barrier or block-out material is laid over the entire design, the background being then colored.

My improved method of ornamenting wood enables the production of beautiful color effects which, as stated, have the appearance of inlays. The barrier material, consisting of a mixture of glycerin and whiting, is very desirable in that it is very effective for confining the color, is easy to work and very economical. Other inert materials may be used with quite satisfactory results. The whiting and glycerin is, however, very reliable, and fills the surface grain of the wood sufiicient depth to prevent the spreading of the coloring liquid by capil larity.

Another advantage of my improved method is that it does not require great skill in its successful practice.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The process of ornamenting wood consisting of applying a color barrier consisting of a mixture of inert powder and glycerin,

applying an oil color, and removing the color barrier from the surface of the wood. 2. The process of ornamentingwood consisting of applying a colorbarrier consisting of a wet mixture of an inert powder, which constitutes a filler for the. surface grain of the wood to which it is applied and a raised surface barrier, applying the color, and removing the color barrier from the surface of the wood a In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal in the presence of two witnesses.

HERMAN E. DE VRIES. [L. s] Witnesses: I

JOHN M. Bnownn, ALBERT A. BULLOCK.

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