Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · New York, J. Wiley · leaf 284
o other corners,sharper or blunter, or with curved sides. § vni. Evidently the first and roughest idea which would occurto any one who found a corner troublesome, would be to cut itoff. This is a very summary and tyrannical proceeding, some-what barbarous, yet advisable if nothing else can be done:… … The first two methods, the mostviolent and summary, have the ap-parent disadvantage that we get bythem,—two corners instead of one;much milder corners, however, and with a different light andshade between them ; so that both methods are often very expe-dient. You may see the straight chamfer (5)-on…
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