A treatise on architecture and building construction (1899)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 490
The gilders tools shouldbe in the best of order,his cutting knife (Fig. 51)scrupulously clean, as like- … FiG. 52. wise his cushion, as shown in Fig. 52, which, when worn, should be recovered with soft chamois leather. The gold leaf is spread on the cushion and cut into small squares or rectangles with the knife; a thin, flat brush called a tip, as shown in Fig. 53, is then used to lift the leaf from…
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