The etcher's handbook : giving an account ot the old processes, and of processes recently discovered ; illustrated by the author (1912)
Hamerton, Philip Gilbert, 1834-1894 · London : C. Roberson · leaf 65
see p. 31). 10. The Drawing-Board. The drawing-board to be used is the same as recom-mended for Hadens negative process at page 32. Do not have the well for the porcelain tray cut in themiddle of the board, but towards the top of it {seenext page), as it is much more convenient. In etchingan… … makes the plate look whiter, and the japan protectsthe wood efficaciously against the acid. You may imagine that there is no use in having thewell so deep, as the bath is only just to cover theplate; but if your bath is too shallow, the acid bycapillary attraction will get into the small…
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