The practical carver and gilder's guide and picture frame maker's companion (1900)
Savory, Charles H · London : Kent & Co. ; Cirencester : C. H. Savory · leaf 59
gilders' tools. 55 The gilder's ''tip'' is a thin layer of flexible hair held together between two pieces of cardboard, and made of various widths, and the length of hair varies also. The tip is used to convey … Large Tip. the gold from the cushion to the work required to be gilded. The manner of using the cushion, the knife, and the tip, is as follo\7s :— The gilder first proceeds to open the book of gold leaf, and dexterously blows a leaf from the book into the cushion till he has about a dozen ready for…
Carving (Decorative arts) · Gilding · Picture frames and framing
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