It’s often said, if a surface is really clean, that you could ‘eat your dinner’ off it. What a strange expression! Here at Terry Waters French Polishing, we must confess we’ve always found a plate preferable. We’re traditionalists like that. 
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full listWooden Wonders we’d like to have French polished: 25. the Mathematical Bridge, Cambridge
Prepare to have a myth busted! You’ve probably heard that the Mathematical Bridge, crossing the river Cam in Cambridge, was designed by Sir Isaac Newton without using any nuts or bolts, instead relying on opposing forces to keep the structure taught.
Turning our French polishing expertise to country houses
Oh how we love watching Channel 4’s Country House Rescue here at Terry Waters French Polishing.
Let us work our magic on your wooden floor
Such is the pervasiveness of the continuing trend for exposed wooden floorboards, it seems unthinkable that once pretty much every pub, restaurant and home you walked into had wall-to-wall carpets throughout.
Wooden Wonders we’d like to have French polished: 24. The Ishtar Gate
Constructed in about 575BC, the Ishtar Gate was the eighth gate to the inner city of Babylon. It was constructed using a rare blue stone and decorated with rows of dragons. And this Wonder really was a wonder, too – some lists mark it as one of the seven Ancient Wonders of the World, before it was usurped by the lighthouse at Alexandria in the 6th century AD!
Wooden Wonders we’d like to have French polished: 21. The Spruce Goose
The nickname “spruce goose” refers to a giant aircraft constructed almost entirely out of wood, designed by American aviation legend Howard Hughes (yes, that’s right – he’s the one played by Leonardo DiCaprio in the film, The Aviator).
Wooden Wonders we’d like to have French polished: 19. Kapellbrücke
Kapellbrucke, or Chapel Bridge, is the oldest wooden covered bridge in Europe. You’ll fine it spanning the Reuss River, in Lucerne, Switzerland, and it really is something of a wooden wonder – inside the bridge, you’ll find paintings dating back to the 17th century.
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