ORDER XIX.—WORKERS IN OTHER MATERIALS

Sub-order 2.—Workers in Bone, Horn, Ivory, Celluloid, etc.

613.—Scale Cutters and Pressers

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haft cutter

see handle cutter ; sometimes specifically named according to material worked in, e.g., bone haft cutter, horn haft cutter.

handle cutter ; haft cutter, tip cutter

cuts solid handles or tips (haft into bored hole of which tang is cemented) for cutlery, teapots, etc., out of bone, horn, ivory, etc., with hand saw or with power-driven circular or band saws; usually also cuts scales, see scale cutter; sometimes specifically named according to material worked in, e.g. bone handle cutter, buffalo horn handle cutter, horn handle cutter, ivory handle cutter, stag handle cutter; see also handle cutter, pearl; handle cutter, shell; handle cutter, xylonite.

handle cutter, pearl ; shell handle cutter

cuts pearl handles on high speed circular saw fed with water for cooling and dust allaying; forms and polishes with abrasive wheels special shapes according to design.

handle cutter, shell

(i) see handle cutter, pearl;

(ii) saws, forms and polishes handles of tortoiseshell for cutlery, etc., using machine saw and abrasive wheels.

handle cutter, xylonite

cuts handle blanks from strips of xylonite in slab form, on water fed circular saw; grinds them on carborundum wheel or glazer.

plate presser, horn plate maker

see scale presser.

presser, handle presser

presses fibre or softened horn handle blanks into required shape between hot dies in hand or power press, and trims off fash; frequently also softens horn by immersion in boiling water and cuts blanks with sway knife; usually also presses scales, see scale presser.

pressman (celluloid scales)

see scale stamper.

scale cutter

as for handle cutter, cutting scales (pieces fastened on each side of tang to form handle) for cutlery, razors, penknives, etc.; cf. scale stamper.

scale presser ; horn plate maker, plate presser

as for handle presser, pressing out scales for cutlery, etc.

scale stamper ; pressman (celluloid scales)

stamps out scales for cutlery handles, etc., from sheet celluloid, or pieces of bone, horn, etc., by use of hand or power press stamps.

tip cutter

see handle cutter ; frequently specifically named according to material worked in, e.g., bone tip cutter, horn tip cutter, ivory tip cutter, pearl tip cutter, shell tip cutter, stag tip cutter, xylonite tip cutter.

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From: A Dictionary of Occupational Terms Based on the Classification of Occupations used in the Census of Population, 1921,
Ministry of Labour, 1927. Digitised by Peter Christian, August, 2016.   This text is in the Public Domain.