Bowing
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A short dictionary entry on bowing, the hat-making process of separating felting-fur fibers with a vibrating bowstring and depositing them on a basket or wire screen. The resulting sheet of fur is then worked by pressure and rubbing so the fibers felt together. An engraving (Fig. 544) shows a workman at a bench with a suspended bow over a wad of fur.
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- Article
- Date
- 1876
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- English
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