Stephen wrote:
> Jim Charter <jrc### [at] msncom> wrote:
> 
>>Stephen wrote:
>>


My father's mother was born in Scotland and he and his two brothers and 
six sisters made a big deal of it.  And of course they kept their 
hardwood polished. Polished.


> Oh! Nice brushes BTW

I can't tell you enough.  They were thin you see, so they didn't suck up 
a lot of expensive paint.  And those long, irregular, limp bristles. 
Perfect.  Especially for oil paint of the certain viscosity that I 
liked.  I used a lot of varnish and stand oil in my medium.  Funny they 
are sold as gesso brushes.  The hog's hair swells with water which makes 
them useless.


> 

> humble way:-)
> 

No opinion due to my ignorance of that tale.  Maybe I can get back to 
you on it tho'.

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