Pretty arts for the employment of leisure hours : a book for ladies (1879)
Davidson, Ellis A., -1878 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 137
Drawing Models , and how to make them. 123 and b c, completing the figure, which is then to be sawn out. We have already hinted at the use of a penknife, and this instrument will, in the present instance, be found most convenient to cut the lines a c, A b, and b c, guided by a rule, provided that… … Fig. 29. — Equilateral Triangle. wood be only ■§■ inch thick. The knife must be held as nearly upright as possible, only very little pressure being used. When it becomes obvious that the wood is nearly penetrated, the cut should be repeated on the other side, so as to meet the previous one, by…
Handicraft · Decorative arts
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