Principles and practice of fur dressing and fur dyeing (1922)
Austin, William E · New York : Van Nostrand · leaf 55
FUR DRESSING AND FUR DYEING A fleshing knife of the type commonly used is shown in Fig. 6. It consists of a sharp blade fastened at a slight angle from the vertical, with the cutting edge away from the workman, who straddles the bench, and by drawing the skins back and forth across the edge of the… … FIG. 6. FLESHING KNIFE ON BENCH. are placed on the beam, and fleshed with a fleshing or skiv- ing knife similar to the beaming knife, but consisting of a slightly curved, sharp two-edged blade having handles at both ends. Frequent attempts have been made to use suit- able machines to do this work.…
Fur · Tanning · Dyes and dyeing
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