14. The Lanthorn, as it is a good guid for them as walke in darkness; so the makers Tools may give Instructions to the Armorist, that each perticuler thing may receive its proper terme, now his Tools are these which follow.
Beetle
CXXX. In this square is the figure of a Beetle between two Wedges:
The Beetle is a kind of a Wooden Mall, or Mallet, being eight square, and the length
of it is as long, if not longer then the Handle; the work
this is put unto, is to drive in the Wedges into the Press.
Wedge
There are two sorts of Wedges used by them, the
Wedge (as they call it) that is the larger Wedge, and
the small Wedge: these are used to wedge the slit Horns,
made hot between the Plates fast in the Press, thereby
to make the Horn lye open and flat.
Straightening tongs
CXXXI. In this Square are three Tools in much use
with the Horn-maker; the first is the Streightning
Tongs; by these the Horn is made streight.
Roasting tongs
The Second is termed the Roasters, or Roasting
Tonges: These should have been drawn much longer in the Fork part, before the points do open.
Shaving knife
The Third is called the smooth Shaving-knife. It
is a long flat Iron tool, set in an Handle at one end, and
square at the other; it hath both sides worked off into a
Basile, which shaveth of the thickness of the Horn.
Horners shaving knife
CXXXII. This is the form of the Horners shaving
knife with which they shave their opened Horns, till
they be clear, and transparent.
Horn workers press
Image from proof plateIn the Base of this Square is the Horn-workers Press in which with the Horn heated, and Plates of Iron between each Wedges are droven, by means whereof the Horns being slit, are made to lye flat and streight out. I can give you no other Description of it, you may see the Figure, which is ever made in the ground, so that the work man needs not to fear the bursting out either of sides, or ends, with over hard wedging.
Clamps
CXXXIII. In this Square is the form of their Instrument, which holdeth the Horn in it, while it is working
thin with the Shaving knife; this they call the Clamps;
and of some work-men called a Rough shaving
board, It is two Boards, a long and a square one fixed
together by a loose playing Iron, or Wooden Pin, between which towards the top, if you thrust in a Wedge,
it will bind the two Boards so fast together that they will
hold anything secure between them, as the thing itself
doth manifest; between which is held an Horn; it hath
a Triangle slit made in the Bottom Board or Plank, to
hold it stedfast to a peg droven into the Ground.
The rest of the Hornworkers Tools, See Chap.19. Numb.79. I have not room in this Plate to set them together.
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