. Art crafts for amateurs . The method, with some examples, will be found fullydescribed in The Training of a Craftsman. We will now deal in detail with a certain class of workthat might first occupy an amateurs attention and thentouch upon the matter of making designs for leatherwork. Much attention has been given to leather embossingwithin the last few years, and as the effects obtainable areadmirable, and the work is more within the scope of amateursthan tooling, we will first consider its possibilities, andvery briefly its technique, which I take from an articlecontributed by Mr. H. Jacobs
. Art crafts for amateurs . The method, with some examples, will be found fullydescribed in The Training of a Craftsman. We will now deal in detail with a certain class of workthat might first occupy an amateurs attention and thentouch upon the matter of making designs for leatherwork. Much attention has been given to leather embossingwithin the last few years, and as the effects obtainable areadmirable, and the work is more within the scope of amateursthan tooling, we will first consider its possibilities, andvery briefly its technique, which I take from an articlecontributed by Mr. H. Jacobsen, an eminent worker inthis way. The design to be wrought must be made full size,and a tracing taken on stout tracing paper, which isthen laid over the leather, well damped beforehand witha sponge. With a hard point the design is now goneover, thus leaving an impress upon the leather. For io2 ART CRAFTS FOR AMATEURS. cutting the outlines, the leather is put on a board ofhard wood—or better, a stone slab or sheet of thick. No. 69.—Painted, embossed, and lacquered Leather Screen by Hulbe, of Frankfort. Exhibited at the Paris Exhibition. plate-glass. A small sharp knife is used, held like apenholder, the sharp edge in front, and it is advisable BOOKBINDING AND LEATHER WORK. to start the cutting at the commencement of the light pressure, the knife is led along the outlines,pushing it forward and at the same time supporting itwith the forefinger of the left hand. Straight lines arebetter cut with the help of a ruler. The leather, whetherthick or thin, must be cut exactly half through; forif cut too deeply, the material is weakened, and if toolightly, the ornament is apt to be indistinct. The greatestcare must be taken over this part of the process, as theafter success largely depends upon this preliminary cutting finished, the space between the ornamentsmust be pressed down. This is done as follows:—First,slightly wet the leather with a sponge d
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