A supplement to Ures Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, : containing a clear exposition of their principles and practice. . Another part of the premises is termed the driiing-loff. In good buildings the drying-loft is surrounded with veather-boards, constructed to be opened or closed as may be re-quired. The use of this part being the drying of the leather, the ceiling is furnished witha number of rails or long pieces of wood, with hooks or nails on which to hang the leatherfor drying, and whore steam is used for this purpose, the floor is traversed with pipes forheating the lof:. He
A supplement to Ures Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, : containing a clear exposition of their principles and practice. . Another part of the premises is termed the driiing-loff. In good buildings the drying-loft is surrounded with veather-boards, constructed to be opened or closed as may be re-quired. The use of this part being the drying of the leather, the ceiling is furnished witha number of rails or long pieces of wood, with hooks or nails on which to hang the leatherfor drying, and whore steam is used for this purpose, the floor is traversed with pipes forheating the lof:. Here also is a table, similar to that previously described ; it should not^o,, be less than 7 or 8 feet long by 4| broad, if possible, — without joint, and with a smooth face. ) I ^^^g^ - —-=gj i^^^^i * There are other subordinate departments, each [ ^^~ ~ -° - —° -^P^^^ with a table similar to those described. \ I c Of the tools used in currying, the knife stands first in importance, ( fig. 39G.) Here a and b are twohandles ; a is held in the left hand, and forms a powerful lever when the edge c is !ipj)lied. LEATHER, CURRYING OF. 705 to the leather. The blade of the curriers knife is peculiarly tempered; it is composed of aplate of fine steel, strongly riveted between two plates of iron. This instrument is takento the rub-stone, and ground to a perfectly sharp edge by successively rubbing forward andbackward ; care being taken to keep the edge true, that is, straight. When this has beensatisfactorily accomplished, it is still further rubbed on a fine Scotch or Welsh stone calleda clearing-stone, until the scratches of the rub-stoiie disappear. In this operation a fine thread or wire forms on the edges, for the knife has two edges(<? c) which must be carefulily got rid of; after which it is wiped dry, and the edges greasedwith tallow or oil. The workman then takes a strong steel, and placing himself on hisknees, he fixes the knife with the straight handle h
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