Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology
sammying (
sam, sammie, sammy
)
A method of conditioning newly tanned hides or skins with water to bring about a uniform distribution of moisture of approximately 30 to 40%. A leather is sammed to condition it for
STAKING
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