. Art crafts for amateurs . ART CRAFTS FOR AMATEURS. depends upon the force which is used. But to preservethese hollowings, they must be filled up at the back withmodelling wax. This must be pressed home with dryhands, as the presence of any moisture will prevent the adhesion of the waxto the leather. Thewax must only justfill the hollows, forif it project beyondthe plane of theleather, it will makeit uneven when theleather is laid downupon the millboardor other surface it isto cover. Punching the sur-face of the leatherwill give a differenttexture, and also giveprominence to theornament. Star
. Art crafts for amateurs . ART CRAFTS FOR AMATEURS. depends upon the force which is used. But to preservethese hollowings, they must be filled up at the back withmodelling wax. This must be pressed home with dryhands, as the presence of any moisture will prevent the adhesion of the waxto the leather. Thewax must only justfill the hollows, forif it project beyondthe plane of theleather, it will makeit uneven when theleather is laid downupon the millboardor other surface it isto cover. Punching the sur-face of the leatherwill give a differenttexture, and also giveprominence to theornament. Starand ring punches sixteenth-century work; to be incised are used of variousand embossed. The dotted spaces re-present punched surfaces. Sizes, according to the dimensions of the work to be wrought, and by keeping the leather moist and giving each punch a sharp blow with a hammer, it is permanently indented. By working the leather from the back and punching down the surface, quite sufficient relief will be obtained for chair-. No. 70.—Panelled Design, modelled on BOOKBINDING AND LEATHER WORK. 105 backs, or seats, where it would be inadvisable to use is only in book covers, box covers, and suchlike articles,that higher reliefshould be attempted,and then the use ofwax is Nos. 70, 71and 72 are all suit-able for this treat-ment. The process readssimple enough, and itis one in which asufficient techniqueis soon acquired, sothat the amateur isenabled to producevery creditable workin a short is indeed apleasant material towork, as it is veryresponsive to thetouch, so that a workdoes not have to bein hand long enoughfor all interest in it tovanish. On the con-trary, an effect isquickly obtained;though, of course,
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