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Colophony Rosin -
Wood rosin in lumps.
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Copaiba Rosin -
Oleo rosin. liquid form.
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Copal Resin -
Copal resins are native to Indonesia and the Philippines. This alcohol soluble resin is used as a raw material for varnish because it has good storing quality, and produces a lustrous, elastic finish with good weather properties. These varnishes are used in the manufacture of wood, paper products, p...
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Damar Resin -
A high-quality, graded natural resin that adds brilliance and luminosity to colors. Crystals are used to make various traditional painting preparations, such as varnish and medium. Resin in lump form, 1/8" - 1" in diameter.
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Guar Gum -
Guar gum is a polysaccharide composed of the sugars galactose and mannose. The backbone is a linear chain of ß 1,4-linked mannose residues to which galactose residues are 1,6-linked at every second mannose, forming short side-branches.
Guar Gum is primaraily used as a thickener in the food and co...
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Gum Arabic -
A water-soluble gum obtained from several species of the acacia tree, especially Acacia senegal and A. arabica , and used in the manufacture of adhesives and ink, and as a binding medium for marbling colors. Historically, gum arabic was used to increase the viscosity of ink, or to make it flow well,...
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Gum Elemi -
This soft, vegetable oleo-resin is a suspension of manelemic acid, amyrin, and maneleresene in a matrix of mixed, fragrant essential oils. Employed mainly for its plasticizing properties, it generally improves flexibility and adhesion of varnishes. Complete solubility can be attained in ethers, este...
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Gum Sandarac -
A brittle resin obtained from the African sandarac tree, Tetraclinis articulata, in the form of yellowish, faintly aromatic, opaque tears and broken cylindrical pieces. It is soluble in alcohol. It is used in the manufacture of spirit varnishes, and, when dissolved in oil, to make cooked varnishes. ...
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Gum Tragacanth -
A gum obtained as a dried exudate from various Asiatic and Eastern European plants of the genus Astragalus, especially A. gummifer. It consists of bassorin and tragacanthin. and swells in water to form a gel. Gum tragacanth has been used extensively in the preparation of marbling size, and is still ...
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Venice Turpentine -
Venetian Turpentine or Venice Turpentine is exudation from Austrian larch. The Tirol region in Austria is renowned for the production of this Balsam. In medieval times this balsam was sold by way of Venice, hence it was called Venice Turpentine.
Utilizing the correct amount of this balsam provide...
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