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*Tribute: This dictionary could not have been published in this form and at this time without the active participation of Mr Auguste Thomas, president of the European Committee for Leather Goods Industries, the French National Leather Goods Federation and the Board of Directors of the Technical Leather Centre, who unfailingly supported our efforts, facilitated our contacts with businesses in the industry, and finally read and annotated our text before it went to the printers.

There are words that are both evocative and prestigious. Leatherwork is one of those words. In the minds of all those who encounter the term, it conjures up images of good taste and refinement, noble materials, painstaking craftsmanship. But behind this unanimous observation, the professionals who build the chain from creator to user know what lies behind diversifi-cation, the extreme complexity of structures, organisation and techniques.

Extract from the Preface to the Technical Dictionary of Leatherwork*

by Louis Rama (1975)

75Undertaking verifi cation, assessing the quality or propertiesof material compared to specifi cations.Inspection

Eff ectuer une vrifi cation, mesurer la qualitou la proprit dun matriau comparativement des spcifi cations.

Contrler75Measuring the thickness of leather, hide or any other materialusing a tool named a thickness gauge.Thickness measurement

75Pinpointing using prick marks on a piece of leather.Pricking

75Using dye or wax on a thickness of leather in orderto avoid appearance of the generally lighter colourand making the leather shine by means of friction.Staining

Spreading adhesive in a regular layer on the surface of a piecebefore applying and gluing on another piece.

Applying adhesive75Spreading adhesive in a regular layer on the surface of a piece75Spreading adhesive in a regular layer on the surface of a piecebefore applying and gluing on another piece.75before applying and gluing on another piece.Applying adhesive75Applying adhesive

75Covering a rigid frame with leatherentirely or partly covering its visible sides.Leather covering

75Ensuring that a glued piece adheres by means of light hammer strokes.Hammering

75Putting together the main pieces of leather goods or leathercovering in accordance with a defi ned methodAssembling

75Passing a thread or several threads alternatelyon either side of one or several materials.Stitching

75Using a clamp which can adapt to very diff erent tasks thanksto the variety of shapes and sizes:holding, pulling, twisting, spreading, pushing, tightening or crushing.Clamping

75Assembling one or several materials by hand using one or two threadsby means of successive stitches.Sewing

75Polishing a surface using a very fi ne grit abrasive.Bu ng

75Set of operations applying to a fi nished objectonce production is completedand before the object is packaged for shipment.Cleaning and dressing

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