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Gilding: Easy Techniques & Elegant Projects With Metal Leaf

Decorating with gold accents can add sophistication, dimension, and importance, not just to the object it embellishes, but to an entire room.

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Animal Hide Glue Sizing
For traditional water gilding & Gesso production
 

Hide Glue for making Gilder's Gesso
 

HG31503/1	Granular German 1 lb	$ 21.00
HG31503/5	Granular German 5 lb.	$ 68.00
HG31503/10	Granular German 10 lb.	$ 115.00
HG31503/55	Granular German 55 lb	$ 480.00

Rabbit Skin Glue - German Fine Granulated

 

RSG309/1	Granular German 1 lb	$ 21.00
RSG309/5	Granular German 5 lb.	$ 68.00
RSG309/10	Granular German 10 lb.	$ 115.00
RSG309/55	Granular German 55 lb	$ 480.00

Gelatin Glue - American

The high quality glue that produces a super burnish. Easy to prepare, this natural glue makes glue equal in strength to the traditional rabbit skin glues.

 

25BG/1	Gelatin Glue 1 lb.	$ 32.00
25BG/5	Gelatin Glue 5 lb.	$ 165.00
25BG/10	Gelatin Glue 10 lb.	$ 290.00
25BG/100	Gelatin Glue 100 lb.	$ 1750.00

Gelatin Glue size for Glass Gilding

Platinum white gelatin sheets are the alternate to 00 gelatin capsules. Each sheet is embossed with 80 diamonds. A two diamond section is equal to one 00 gelatin capsule and, when placed in one half pint of water, it will make an average strength batch of gelatin glue size.

GE/K 1 Kilogram Box        $ 97.00
GE/500 ˝ Kilogram Box    $ 67.50
GE/10 10 Sheets            $ 13.00

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 Gesso - Whiting
For traditional water gilding & Gesso production

The finest Florence Rouge (whiting) from Vermont sold in 1, 5, 10, 20, and 55 pound packages for the making of Gesso.
 

CARB3/1	Florence Rouge	$ 10.00
CARB3/5	Florence Rouge	$ 40.00
CARB3/10	Florence Rouge	$ 53.00
CARB3/20	Florence Rouge	$ 75.00
CARB3/50	Florence Rouge	$ 140.00

Burnishing Clay - BOLE LeFranc burnishing clay (French) creates an exception gilding surface for mall Traditional Water Gilding applications. LeFranc Burnishing Clay is available in three traditional colors, premixed with eater in 750ml jars. All of these burnishing clays must be mixed with glue before applying.
3155/L	Red Pre-mixed 1 Liter	$ 52.00
3160/L	Yellow Pre-mixed 1 Liter	$ 52.00
3170/L	Black Pre-mixed 1 Liter	$ 52.00

Burnishers

SL2	SL Series Agate Burnisher	$ 44.00
DR3	DR Series Agate Burnisher	$ 42.00

Step-by-step gilding tutorials, tips and Q&A

Silver leafing techniques

Antiquing techniques

Silver Leafing

Silver leafing can add charm and personality to even the most ordinary objects.

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Silver Leaf Antiquing

Antiquing glaze creates the soft glow of slightly tarnished silver.

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