The craftsman . lled by others whose interestgrew and whose ability for the work developed. It must be understood that, atthe outset, the artists were as ignorant of the craft of brass-beating as the fisher-lads themselves. But three or fourof them became much interested in the work, originallyfrom the point of view of a charity toward the boys, andafterward, because of the really good and interesting re-sults obtained. The evening classes were at first directedby the instructor from London, and attended in turn byone or two of the artists. The latter quickly became con-versant with the method
The craftsman . lled by others whose interestgrew and whose ability for the work developed. It must be understood that, atthe outset, the artists were as ignorant of the craft of brass-beating as the fisher-lads themselves. But three or fourof them became much interested in the work, originallyfrom the point of view of a charity toward the boys, andafterward, because of the really good and interesting re-sults obtained. The evening classes were at first directedby the instructor from London, and attended in turn byone or two of the artists. The latter quickly became con-versant with the methods employed, and expert in the useof the tools. They made all the designs for the were at the beginning very simple. They weregiven to the bovs, who with carbon transfer paper, tracedthem on smootn sheets of copper or brass. Copper wasfound to be more ductile and easier to work, and thesequalities, together with its deep, rich color, made it thefavorite material. As soon as the artists themselves began. ^3 ::§ •Si
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