Pretty arts for the employment of leisure hours : a book for ladies (1879)
Davidson, Ellis A., -1878 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 99
The Elements of Wood Engraving. 85 she will learn to work with the utmost exactitude and refinement. When this double outline has been engraved, the … block will, if printed, give an impression, but not a finished one. The next stage consists in cutting away the ground around the outline, so as to leave the single black line standing clear. The whole of the ground is then to be cleared away by means of the scooper and other chisel-like tools.…
Handicraft · Decorative arts
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