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05/01/2008, 16:33 Rez Joined on 23/07/2007 Posts 6 knotting Does anyone know if they sell knotting paint in france and if so what it is called? We have just run out of ours from England and can't find it in the shops!    Report

23/01/2008, 19:08 Gluestick Joined on 22/03/2006 UK and Nord Pas de Calais Posts 2,342 Re: knotting It's only normally Shellac Varnish: of if you like, French Polish. Surely one can purchase French Polish in well,.............. France? "Yes, but that apart, Mrs Lincoln, did you enjoy the play?" Gluestick    Report

24/01/2008, 9:52 Pierre ZFP Joined on 12/11/2004 PdC(62)/Luxembourg Posts 1,649 Re: knotting  Gluestick wrote: Surely one can purchase French Polish in well,.............. France? Indeed, as well as in ......Poland Sorry, very flippant today for some reason, I'll get me imperméable . Fool me once, shame on you Fool me twice, shame on me Fool me 3 times and you can see a statistical tendency    Report

25/01/2008, 8:27 Gluestick Joined on 22/03/2006 UK and Nord Pas de Calais Posts 2,342 Re: knotting And of course, Pierre, if a lady from Gdansk marries a gentleman from Perpignon, then their kids are all French Polishers! That's 'andy 'arry! "Yes, but that apart, Mrs Lincoln, did you enjoy the play?" Gluestick    Report

25/01/2008, 9:30 Jane and Danny Joined on 23/08/2004 near Cahors, 46 Posts 705 Re: knotting French polish is a kind of "vernis à l'alcool" or "Vernis au tampon" to be more specific. French polisher is "vernisseur au tampon"and shellac is "gomme laque" Just to make things absolutely clear, french polish is sometimes called "Tampon Anglais" Everyone follow!? I dread to think what an English french polisher is referred to and what they use! how about here for some shellac varnish Danny specialist flute repair    Report

26/01/2008, 7:57 Gluestick Joined on 22/03/2006 UK and Nord Pas de Calais Posts 2,342 Re: knotting And after that, as a Provençal peasant might say, when swearing, "Pardon my English!"   "Yes, but that apart, Mrs Lincoln, did you enjoy the play?" Gluestick    Report

08/04/2008, 10:11 phylisbide Joined on 10/01/2006 Posts 75 Re: knotting Hi - I have never seen knotting in France - and have askeed for it at the quincaillerie and met with blank look. Now I bring it over from uk. P    Report

10/04/2008, 22:56 Jonzjob Joined on 23/08/2004 Nr Carcassonne, 11 Posts 2,533 Re: knotting  Gluestick wrote: It's only normally Shellac Varnish: of if you like, French Polish. Surely one can purchase French Polish in well,.............. France? Peut etra par? You can't get French mustard! You know, that lovely brownish stuff that tastes like anything but mustard !! I bought some knotting over with me and as far as I know it's nothing like french polish?? I'll try to remember to 'ave a sniff tomorrow... John. The only difference between the men & the boys is the size & the shape & the price of their toys!!    Report

12/04/2008, 14:13 Jonzjob Joined on 23/08/2004 Nr Carcassonne, 11 Posts 2,533 Re: knotting I stand, sit and walk corrected!! It is very similar to French polish, even the smell!! Babelfish translator recons it is 'nouer de brevet'. Might get you there or it may just get you some funny looks???  John. The only difference between the men & the boys is the size & the shape & the price of their toys!!    Report

14/04/2008, 8:55 Gluestick Joined on 22/03/2006 UK and Nord Pas de Calais Posts 2,342 Re: knotting It works, Jonz, by creating an impermeable "shell" over the knot so resin can't ooze through. Interestingly, years ago, we also used it in automotive bodyshops as a sealer coat: for example, when spraying nitro-cellulose over synthetic finish, to stop it "Pulling". French polish, button polish and knotting are simply shellac flakes dissolved in white meths. That said, there are hosts of different shellac flakes! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shellac When I first worked in the City of Londres, there were still skads of commodity  and spice traders and importers and many had displays in their offices of little bottles full of all sorts of wondrous stuff, like shellac flakes, gum arabic etc. My bank, Midland in Fenchurch Street, even had a display rack and cases full of similar bottles of commodities from all over the globe. Happier days. "Yes, but that apart, Mrs Lincoln, did you enjoy the play?" Gluestick    Report

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