A manual of instruction in the art of wood engraving. With a description of the necessary tools and apparatus, and concise directions for their use; explanation of the terms used, and the methods employed for producing the various classes of wood engravings (1867)
Fuller, Sarah E., ca. 1829-1902 · Boston, J. Watson · leaf 34
being rubbed WOOD ENGRAVING. 31 and blurred by the hands while being engraved, A pieceof yellow bees-wax will be found most useful in fasteningthe paper to the block. Make a small opening in thepaper, where the engraving is to be commenced. Let itbe large enough so that the edges do not shades the… … with a gouge. With a chisel, cut a thin shaving from thesurface of the ends of the lines, so that the ends of thelines will be lower than in the other portions. With thefinest tint-tool, cut an outline between the sky-tint andthe turret. The term outline in wood engraving has twomeanings. It refers…
Wood-engraving
Internet Archive · Cornell University Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
