Lanthorn Makers Tooles.
I haue in chap 9. numb. 132.133.134. sett down some of the said working Instruments but being then not instructed in the whole which since I haue procured, you shall therefore in this receiue the rest.
Roasting tongs
79. He beareth a Lanthorn
Makers Rosting stick, [with] handle.
It is of some named the Roasting
tonges. I haue spoken of this elsewhere, but this is the truer shape of the
toole.
Horn makers tongs
80. He beareth the Horn
Makers small tonges. These
are also called the smaller streightning
tonges. The Tangs or Holders are one
much longer then the other and Broad
Mouthed and round at the ends like a
Goose Beake.
Setting chisel
81. He beareth a setting chysill.
Lanthorn makers tongs
82. He beareth a Large paire
of Tongs, with an Horn between
the Tongs, and held togather by a
crampe or peece of Iron made fast to
the ends of the shank, by two loops
one in the other: In which Iron is
diuerse holes, for the other end or
shank of the tonges to be put into, by
which meanes the mouth of the tonges
are squeesed hard together, and so
holds Horn between them to make the
same ly flat and open.
Smooth shave
83. He beareth a Smooth
Shave [with] handle. I haue
spoke to this else where and giuen its
description and use, onely this is the
truer shape of the Toole, which some
call a smooth shaveing Knife.
Horn saw
84. In this square are three Instruments belonging to the Lanthorn or
sconce-Makers Trade: the first is an
Horn saw, sans handle, by this hornes
are cut to what length and breadth the
workman pleaseth, it usually hath a
wooden handle fixed on the sharp point
of it.
Lifting knife
The second is termed a Lifting Knife.
Steel
The Third is called, a steele: It is
made a made after the manner of a Knife with a
thick back and set in a round handle or
haft.
Chopping block
85. In this square are fixed, three
things used by the foresaid Trades men:
The first is termed a Choping Block.
Lap
The second is called a Lap.
Block
The Third issuing out of the sinister
Base hath the name of a Block; it is a
peece of wood fixt in the ground,
hooped round the top, with an Iron pin
round and flat on top, set in the midle
of it.
Slitting knife
86. In the seuerall places of this
square, are four Instruments belonging to the Art of a Lanthorn
maker: The first is termed a slitting
Knife, It is a sharp end of a strong
round pointed Knife without a Back,
set in a thick wooden shaft, with a
strong hoop about it.
Smoothing board
The second, is that lying in the sinister chief, which is called a Smoothing
Board. It is couered in part with an
hat brime, nailed to the sides and riseing round.
Clearing stake
The Third which lyeth in the midle
or fesse part is named a clearing stak,
being wood made halfe round and Taper
towards the ends, and covered in the
midle with Leather, nailed to the sides.
Lanthorn makers knife
The fourth lying in the sinister Base,
is the forme of an Instrument that hath
it name from its Magnitude, or Parvity
of it; if larg, it is termed a chopping
Knife: If it be the lesser then called a
Shave, or an Horn shaveing Knife.
Lanthorn makers fireplace
87. In this quarter is presented to
your view the fire place, where at the
workmen use to Heat their hornes,
when slitt; and before, to soften them
and make them plyable to what fashion
or form they please: It is a fire made
in a four square Brandrad, haueing
Iron plates to be set to the sides to
keep the heat in, and that it shall come
the more hotter out at the top.
Drawing knife
88. He beareth a drawing
knife.
This is an Instrument by which the standards or side peeces of a wooden Lanthorne frame. [No more text]
Revetting tool
89. He beareth a Revetting
toole. This is a long peece of
hard wood rounded off on the Back,
and taper to the ends, on the flat side
is cut a square Hollow, in which is
fixed a sharp steele point, with this is
made the rigetts in the sides of the
standards, into which the horn is fixed.
Shaving board
90. In this square is the figure of a
Rough shaveing Board, as the same is
all closed together, I haue else where
spoken to its parts, and used, onely here
giue you the true shape of it.
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