On Wed, 23 Jul 2014, Bonnie Booker wrote: > As far as a chisel for cutting, a blade works better and is easier. I would > think this is what they would use.
Here are some webpages with pictures of tools used for slashing and pinking. Rather chisel-like, but quite specialized. http://thegoldenscissors.blogspot.com/2012/06/pinking-tools-on-ebay.html Includes a picture from 18th c. Diderot's Encyclopedia http://duchesstrading.blogspot.com/2011/06/cool-antique-tools-pinking-machines.html Pinking "chisels" as well as a 19th c. pinking "machine" >From my studies of pinking in the 16th c., i believe the chisel-like tools are >quite similar to those used then. ISTR a 16th c. painting showing the tools >but am not finding it at the moment. Anahita _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
