A technical dictionary of printmaking, André Béguin.
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instruments and tools
A great variety of instruments and tools are used in making prints. The instruments and tools are described in articles discussing the different techniques which use them. At times an individual article is devoted to a specific tool. The following list enumerates the various instruments and tools which have a separate article devoted to them.
WORK ON WOOD, LINOLEUM, PLASTIC, etc. Chisel, cushion (pad), firming chisel, gouge, graver, knife, linoleum, mallet, mushroom handle, plastic, plexiglass, scraper, velo.
METAL WORK . Abrasives, anvil, bunches of needles, burnisher, calliper, compass, dabbers, diamond, dry point, dust box, frame, graver, gripper, hammer, hot plate, lozenge graver, matting punch, mezzotint, oval point, point, point graver, rocker, roulettes, ruby, sapphire, scraper, taper, velo, whetstone, point holder.
LITHOGRAHIC WORK. Carriage, dryer, graining disk, lithographic crayon, marbling screen, pumice stone, washing basin.
PRINTING. Baren, bed, blanket, dabbers, doctor blade, dolly, felts, footwarmer, frotton, gage, grill, gripper, hot plate, making-up table, marble slab, muller, plate, platen, plate warmer, poupée printing, printer's balls, printing lever, printing presses, rotogravure, wiping blade.
MISCELLANEOUS. Adhesive substances, aerosol, air brush, badger-hair brush, bevelling, brush, compass, cut, dosimeter, engraving, eye shade, felt-tip engraving, frame, graining machine, halftone, hand rest, linen tester, machine (burning in), magnifying glass, mirror image, nib, pantograph, point holder, portfolio, rubber finger, screen, silk screen, spatula, sponge, stencil brush, stencil plate, table (shining-up) , whirler.
See also; gums and resins, oils and fatty substances, metals, paper, printing processes, sharpening, solvents, supports.
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