Short, Frank, Sir, 1857-1945 · London : R. Dunthorne · leaf 33
quires considerable skill to knock up well, because ifthe plate is hammered much in one place the tension of thesurface is altered, and the plate buckles and springs aboutin a very unpleasant manner, and to recover or set a platethus sprung takes a great deal of practice.Dry-point. Dry-point is… … On the Making of Etc Jungs. 27 may be a steel needle, or diamond point, or a diamond-pointed piece of steel, but is usually a steel needle sharpenedeither round or to a very slight angular point. In a line bitten by acid the copper which was in thefurrow is dissolved, but in a dry-point line it is…
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