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134 be carefully pierced out with a sharp penknife; before taking away the raced upper part of the leather, which can be removed either from the design proper, or from

Fig. 31.

the ground, the leather must be thoroughly soaked in water at the back, so that the outer part of the skin may draw off easily and the leather be smooth beneath, and the cut design clearly visible.