archetier

Yielding inexpensive means whereby his preternatural gifts could be awakened, puncheon strips were later put aside for that most desirable of all bow woods—pernambuco. It was about 1775 that fate ordained young Tourte to see what other archetiers had done, and then proceed to do it better.

1965, Music Journal - Volume 23, page 45:

Nowadays, the craft of the 'archetier', or bow maker, is entirely separated from that of the 'luthier', or instrument maker.

1999, Robin Stowell, The Cambridge Companion to the Cello, →ISBN, page 28:

The following are photographs of a few of the many ancient bows made by the contemporary master archetier Eitan Hoffer who operates a shop in Israel.

2015, Michael J. Pagliaro, The String Instrument Owner's Handbook, →ISBN, page 23:

(lutherie) One who builds, repairs, and restores the bows of instruments in the violin family.


puntel

(glassblowing) Archaic form of punty (“rod used in glassblowing”).


boulework

(woodworking) Archaic form of buhl work.


soffietta

From Italian soffietta, from soffiare + -etta.

(glassblowing) A tool consisting of a metal tube, often swan necked, attached to a conical nozzle. The nozzle is used to block the mouth of a glass vessel so that it can be further inflated by blowing into the tube.


pontil mark

(glassblowing) A ring-shaped or irregular scar on a glass object from where it was joined with a pontil or blowpipe. Common on bottles prior to the 1830s.


full-bound

en-adj

full-bound (comparative more full-bound, superlative most full-bound)

more full-bound (comparative)
most full-bound (superlative)

(bookbinding) Bound entirely in leather.


carpenter's pencil

en-noun

carpenter's pencil (plural carpenters' pencils)

(woodworking, carpentry) A pencil specifically designed for the requirements of a carpenter: oval shape makes it less likely to roll away, and thick graphite facilitates drawing on rough surfaces.


violin maker

(lutherie) A person who makes violins, and usually other bowed stringed instruments such as violas, cellos and double basses.


tailgut

(music, lutherie) A cord which loops through the tailpiece and around the endpin of stringed musical instruments, and which is held at tension by a knot to secure the tailpiece to the body, traditionally made only of gut but now also made of nylon, wire and other synthetic materials.


parting sand

(metalworking) Dry, non-adhesive sand sprinkled upon the partings of a mould to facilitate the separation.


gathering board

gathering board (plural gathering boards)

To the rear of the machine is attached a gathering board on a horizontal line with a pivot in the roller about midway between the axis and top

1874, “United States Patent Office”, in Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office:

(bookbinding) A table or board on which signatures are gathered or assembled, to form a book.


kettle stitch

(bookbinding) The stitch made in sewing at the head and tail of a book.


core print

(metalworking) A projecting piece on a pattern which forms, in the mould, an impression for holding in place or steadying a core.


mill bar

(ironworking) A rough bar rolled or drawn directly from a bloom or puddle bar for conversion into merchant iron in the mill.


mattoir

(engraving) A kind of coarse punch with a rasp-like face, used for making a rough surface on etching ground, or on the naked copper, the effect after biting being very similar to stippled lines.


divinity calf

(bookbinding) calfskin stained dark brown and worked without gilding, often used for theological books


shot sample

(metalworking) A sample taken for assay from a molten metallic mass by pouring a portion into water to granulate it.


weldless

(metalworking) Made or done without welding.


barrel process

(metalworking) A process of extracting gold or silver by treating the ore in a revolving barrel or drum, with mercury, chlorine, cyanide solution, or other reagent.


basic process

(metalworking) A Bessemer process or open-hearth steel-making process in which a lining that is basic, or not siliceous, is used, and additions of basic material are made to the molten charge during treatment.


Bower-Barff process

From the surnames of the two men who developed the process.

(metalworking) A method of coating iron or steel with magnetic iron oxide in order to minimize atmospheric corrosion. The articles to be treated are put into a closed retort and a current of superheated steam passed through for a period, followed by a current of producer gas (carbon monoxide), to reduce any higher oxides that may have been formed.


stud finder

(construction, woodworking) A hand-held device used to determine the location of framing studs used in light-frame construction after the walling surface has been installed.


afterlength

Some luthiers believe it to be important to tune the afterlengths.

(music, lutherie) The shorter length of string between the bridge and the tailpiece of a stringed instrument, on the other side from that which is usually played.


ambitty

(glassblowing) Of glass: covered with stony speckles, symptoms of incipient devitrification.


old woman's tooth

From its shape, which has a broad base and a narrow blade projecting well beyond its base plate.

(woodworking) A traditional hand-operated router.


wirewater

wirewater (usually uncountable, plural wirewaters)

Collecting the wirewaters (water that washes the forming wire) into a separate line for delivery to the treatment plant or to the whitewater tank as needed for makeup water.

1976, Frederick R. Bliss, Papermill wastewater treatment by microstraining, page 42:

Wherever possible, stocks tested were slush pulps (hardwood, softwood, recycled fibre and broke) before and after blending (ex concentrators, blend chest and machine chest), after chemical addition (filler, size, retention aid), thin stock(s) and wirewater(s).

1994, Journal of the Technical Association of the Australian and New Zealand Pulp and Paper Industry, volume 47:

On a multi-ply board machine, either on a multifourdrinier machine or on a multiple former machine, the wire waters are collected separately and the water circuits are usually separated.

2000, Papermaking: Stock preparation and wet end, page 137:

(papermaking, rare) The water used to wash the forming mesh conveyor belt (known as a wire).


flameworker

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lap joint

There is, however, a most important and peculiar element of strength in the ordinary lap-joints for circular seams, as distinguished from straight seams, in the circumstance that the circular lap-joint cannot possibly be distorted like the straight lap-joint, under extreme tension

1858 November 27, “Recent Practice in the Locomotive Engine”, in Sholto Percy, editor, Mechanics' Magazine and Journal of Science, Arts, and Manufactures, volume 69, London: Knight and Lacey, page 512:

Using the lap joint in any of its applications provides strength in a cabinet where a butt joint would or could be used.

1990, Byron W. Maguire, Cabinetmaking: From Design to Finish, Carlsbad, CA: Craftsman, page 234:

(construction, woodworking) A joint made by securing together two overlapping pieces


rollerman

(metalworking) A person employed in a roller mill to insert the hot metal into the rolls.


aerogami

Aerogami - construction of paper flying "things," is also popular.

“The art is as old as paper,” says Karthik adding, “so far, we have tried modular, tessellation, crumpling, sculpture, wet folding and aerogami techniques.

2013 February 13, Anusha Parthasarathy, “Creativity in every fold”, in The Hindu:

The activities lined up this month at MyTown includes aerogami workshops, meeting Santa Claus up close and personal, and a “Jolly Hunt” where participants will have to find clues of mystery “selfie” spots in the Christmas exhibit area on the ground floor.

2018 December 17, “A Christmas homecoming”, in The Sun Daily:


bow grip

I need a re-hair and a new bow grip but I can't afford either.

(music, lutherie) The small section of a stringed instrument's bow near the heel having grippy material such as goatskin leather or snakeskin wrapped tightly around the bow stick between the lapping and the frog, so as to facilitate it being held and to protect the stick.


rehair

en-verb

rehair (third-person singular simple present rehairs, present participle rehairing, simple past and past participle rehaired)

rehairs (present singular third-person)
rehairing (participle present)
rehaired (participle past)
rehaired (past)

Could you rehair my bow by tomorrow?

(music, lutherie, bowmaking) To renew the hair of the bow of a bowed string instrument.


rehair

I've heard he does excellent rehairs.

(music, lutherie, bowmaking) An instance of re-hairing.


underslide

(music, lutherie, bowmaking) The metal slide attached to the frog and sitting between the frog and the stick of a bow.


puntilion

These Balls were small, but exceeding thick bubbles of Glass, which being crack'd off from the Puntilion whilst very hot […] do thereby […] acquire a very porous and very brittle texture […].


bass bar

(lutherie) A narrow length of wood affixed to, or occasionally carved from, the inside of the top plate of a violin-family instrument.


endbutton

(lutherie) In a violin-family instrument, the carved wooden plug which sits in the bottom block of the instrument.

bouton

wooden plug in the end of the instrument


mensur

This is a slightly odd mensur for instruments tuned to a modern pitch of A-440 as it is slightly short for an instrument in F, which would be more comfortable at 65 cm or 66 cm, and it is too long for an instrument in G, which is more comfortable at 60cm or 61cm.

2005, Daniel Larson, “A Set of Vihuelas: Matching Tone for Polyphonic Music”, in Lute Society of America Quarterly, volume 40, number 2, Lexington, Virginia: Lute Society of America, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 14:

In general gut tensions run toward the high end for a given mensur at a diameter equal to an equivalent nylon string, which would seem consistent with the 20% or so higher density of gut.

2000 December 28, Dan O'Mara [username], “Gut vs Nylon string tension”, in rec.music.makers.bowed-strings (Usenet):

His works show reasonably accurate workmanship, but at times his violin-making production is characterised by models that are too personal, leading to the size of the mensur being too long.

2002, Roberto Codazzi, Cinzia Manfredini, editors, La liuteria lombarda del '900, Twentieth century Lombard violin making, Cinisello Balsamo, Milano: Silvana Editoriale, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 150:

(lutherie) The measurement of the length of the vibrating string from the nut to the bridge.


scary sharp

(woodworking) Of tools: sharpened with sandpaper instead of the conventional oilstone or waterstone, etc.


die plate

(metalworking) A type of die for cutting screw threads on male fasteners; it is arranged in the form of a plate of tool steel with a graduated series of holes, each being the die opening for a certain size of screw. A predecessor of today's tap and die sets, it is now considered an antique type of tool, no longer in common use but still sometimes desirable as a collectible among tool collectors.


freeblown

His aim is to encourage the use of "freeblown glass" in contemporary craft work.

Freeblown vessels are made without the assistance of molds, and are often somewhat irregular in shape and exhibit a glossy surface.

1990, Louise M. DeCesare, Archeological collections management at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, New York, page 65:

Today, our team of skilled glassmakers use the same authentic tools and techniques to produce the distinctive and highly original freeblown lead crystal glass.

2001, Victoria Pybus, Hand Made in Britain - The Visitors Guide, →ISBN, page 43:


spark test

spark test (third-person singular simple present spark tests, present participle spark testing, simple past and past participle spark tested)

spark tests (present singular third-person)
spark testing (participle present)
spark tested (participle past)
spark tested (past)

From spark + test, due to the production of sparks in order to test for the character of a steel.

(metalworking) To test for the general character of a steel, when testing a piece of steel, by grinding it, producing sparks, and using the color of the sparks to determine its general classification.


biscuitry

en-noun

biscuitry (countable and uncountable, plural biscuitries)

If all goes well with the lathe and the biscuitry, there will be only a little filing and scraping required to smooth the transitions around the corners.

2000, Fine Woodworking - Issues 140-146, page 81:

(woodworking, uncountable) The process of inserting biscuits (thin ovals of wood or other material) into mating slots in order to provide a gluing surface.


fan-blast

(ironworking) The blast produced by a fan, as distinguished from that produced by a blowing-engine.


water core

(metalworking) A hollow core through which water may be passed.


featherboard

(woodworking) A flat grooved piece of wood or other material used to hold the workpiece in position.


turning tool

(woodworking) A handheld tool for woodturning.


scribing block

A scribing block is seldom dispensed with in the amateur's workshop, excepting in cases where its very existence is unknown.

1883 July, “Surface Gauges or Scribing Blocks”, in Amateur Mechanics, page 213:

By testing various parts of a line with the scribing block let the boys see that the line drawn is parallel to the surface plate.

1903, J. S. Miller, Teacher's Handbook of Manual Training: Metal Work, page 29:

The operation is to move the scribing block from end to end of the work and on both sides of it, packing it up until the upper surface is level, taking care, if the work does not lie level and steady upon the table, to insert wedges in the necessary places so that the work will lie firmly and not move during the operation of marking.

2013, Joshua Rose, The Complete Practical Machinist, page 322:

(metalworking) A device for scribing (marking) lines at a specific height from the base of an object, prior to machining.


hot roll

en-verb

hot roll (third-person singular simple present hot rolls, present participle hot rolling, simple past and past participle hot rolled)

hot rolls (present singular third-person)
hot rolling (participle present)
hot rolled (participle past)
hot rolled (past)

(metalworking) To roll metal in a temperature that is above its recrystallization point.


brute de forge

(metalworking) A forging technique to shape metal to its final form by working it through forging only, and leaving that as the finished surface, with only sanding or grinding what is necessary for function.

(metalworking, proscribed) Forge texturing, a metal finish, where the finished surface leaves the forge and hammering marks in place without grinding, sanding, polishing it away, except where such activity is necessary.


hardface

hardface (third-person singular simple present hardfaces, present participle hardfacing, simple past and past participle hardfaced)

hardfaces (present singular third-person)
hardfacing (participle present)
hardfaced (participle past)
hardfaced (past)

(metalworking) To apply a harder or tougher material to (a base metal) by welding.


chort

(glassblowing, obsolete) A seventeenth-century unit of Burgundy glass.


rotary table

(metalworking) A device for precisely positioning the workpiece, enabling the operator to drill or cut at exact intervals around a fixed axis.


mortise wheel

(woodworking) A cast-iron wheel, consisting of wooden clogs inserted in mortises on its face or edge.


die cutting

(metalworking) The general process of using a die to shear webs of low-strength materials.


morticer

(woodworking) Alternative spelling of mortiser


mortiser

(woodworking) A person or a machine that cuts mortises.


barstock

(metalworking) Alternative form of bar stock


slaggable

en-adj

slaggable (comparative more slaggable, superlative most slaggable)

more slaggable (comparative)
most slaggable (superlative)

(metalworking) Able to be turned into slag.


slaggability

(metalworking) The quality or degree of being slaggable.


overcaster

[…] if it is desired to prolong for some special reason the life of the book without incurring the expense of a careful repair by an experienced overcaster.


French cleat

(woodworking) A type of simple wall-hanging hardware.


backerboard

A board used behind or under other material, often as support.

(carpentry, woodworking) A sacrificial board placed behind or under a board being drilled or sawn, so as to prevent blowouts. (Usually scrap ends reused for such purpose.)


backprime

en-verb

backprime (third-person singular simple present backprimes, present participle backpriming, simple past and past participle backprimed)

backprimes (present singular third-person)
backpriming (participle present)
backprimed (participle past)
backprimed (past)

From back + prime (“to prepare a mechanism for its main work; to apply a coat of primer paint to”).

af

I'm assuming a well-built building, with clear pine trim and vertical-grain red cedar clapboards. The first step is to backprime the trim and siding. Backpriming is simply painting the back of the boards — the side against the house — with oil-base primer before they are installed.

1992, Jim Locke, The Well-Built House, Revised edition, New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN, page 262:

One of the best ways to control wood movement and prevent splitting, warping, and shrinking is to backprime it (coat the back surfaces with either primer paint or stain) before installation.

2008, Clayton DeKorne, Ted Cushman, “Appendix A: Selecting Trim Materials”, in Finish Carpentry, Newton, CT: Taunton Press, →ISBN, page 218:

(transitive, woodworking) To apply a layer of primer to the back side of (a surface).


shaving horse

It took about three long-pull shaves (right, left and middle) of the draw knife, upon the shingle, clamped in the shaving horse, to thin its top surface and straighten its long sides. Numerous missplits were thrown away.

1929, Henry C. Mercer, Ancient Carpenters' Tools, page 13:

Of the vises and devices used to hold wood while it's being worked, the shaving horse, or "mule," is among the most basic you can find.

1990 May-June, Don Weber, “Bodger's”, in American Woodworker, number 14, page 36:

Harkening back to a time when men like David Wright made furniture under a shady tree, this shaving horse could have been made centuries ago.

2004, Lon Schleining, The Workbench: A Complete Guide to Creating Your Perfect Bench, page 189:

(woodworking) A device that allows a woodworker to sit astride it while it clamps onto a piece of wood which is being worked.


pocket-hole jig

en-noun

pocket-hole jig (plural pocket-hole jigs)

(woodworking) A type of tool used to drill a series of holes until a pocket-hole is created.


pocket-hole

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(woodworking) A type of joinery that involves drilling a hole at an angle in one piece which is then joined to another by a self-tapping screw.


veneer saw

(woodworking) A small double-edged tool for cutting thin hardwood veneer.


pâte de verre

(glassblowing) A technique in which finely crushed glass, colorants, and binders are set in a mold and fired in a kiln.


closed assembly time

closed assembly time (countable and uncountable, plural closed assembly times)

(woodworking) The time elapsing between the closed contact of an assembly of glued joints until application or full pressure.


tearout

tearout (countable and uncountable, plural tearouts)

He's got a bunch of tearouts on the finished side. It's cheaper and easier to redo it than to patch it, but the job's unprofitable either way.

The heartwood gave consistently better results than the sapwood, in fact nearly all the tearouts and most of the rough cutting were found in the sapwood.

1949, E. M. Davis, “Shaping the End Grain of Redwood for Core Stock”, in United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service, editor, Reports, page 11:

Tearout can also occur below the final depth of cut.

2002, Gary Rogowski, The Complete Illustrated Guide to Joinery, page 21:

This slot is a hot zone for tearout because it creates an unsupported surface for the material being cut.

en:damage at exit side of drilled hole or sawn edge

(carpentry, woodworking) Synonym of blowout.


QPQ

(metalworking) Initialism of quench polish quench (“a treatment process for hardening steel, i.e. enhancing its corrosion resistance”).


open assembly time

open assembly time (countable and uncountable, plural open assembly times)

(materials science, woodworking) The measure of time commencing from the application of an adhesive on a substrate until it is assembled without the loss of bonding strength.


roller machine

(machinery, metalworking) A type of manufacturing equipment containing two or more rollers through which raw metal is fed.


rigaree

From Italian rigare, from riga (“line”) + -are, inherited from Old Italian riga, from Lombardic rīga (“line, row”), from Proto-Germanic *rīgǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyk- (-kh-) (“to scratch, cut”).

der

(glassblowing) Parallel scores on a raised band, tear, or collar produced using ridges on the edge of a metal wheel.


cacher box

(glassblowing) A triangular iron trough lined with wood and used for holding worked glass pieces while they await the lehr.


linnet hole

(glassblowing, usually in the plural) A small flue connecting a furnace and a caulker, of about the diameter to admit a linnet.


miter square

(tools, carpentry, woodworking) A hand tool used in woodworking and metalworking for marking and checking angles other than 90°.


sponge brush

When dry, the paper must be pinned out on a board, and the silver solution spread over it, boldly but lightly, with a very soft sponge brush.

1853, Robert Hunt, A Manual of Photography, page 88:

The sponge-brush is moistened with the caustic liquid, and it is introduced at several intervals upon all the points of mucous membrane which it can reach.

1859, P. Bretonneau, Memoirs on Diphtheria, page 248:

The acid nitrate of mercury also requires the aid of the sponge-brush for its application.

1868, Sir Erasmus Wilson, On Diseases of the Skin - A System of Cutaneous Medicine, page 381:

Using sponge brush, topcoat plate with Teal Green. Let dry.

2001, Plaid, Decoupage the Easy Way, page 54:

(photography, crafts) A sponge head attached to a handle, allowing for the smooth and even application of liquids.