slicking ( slicked )
The process of SETTING
OUT very thin. delicate leathers and/or those
with very high requirements of smoothness of grain
surface. The operation is done by means of a SLICKER and its
primary purpose is to remove water and stretch the
leather, thus making it perfectly flat and smooth.
The slicker is applied with considerable pressure
to the flesh side of the skin (called "setting on
the flesh") and then lightly on the grain side
(called "setting on the grain") to remove any
final slight irregularities. 2. The process of
smoothing and removing residual hair from a skin
that is being stretched and dried in the process
of makingPARCHMENT
or vellum. (306 ,
363 )
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