Chapter IV: Finishing the Plate

43. Omissions.--Insufficiency of the Work so far done 29
44. Transparent Ground for Retouching 29
45. Ordinary Ground used for Retouching.--Biting the Retouches 30
46. Revarnishing with the Brush 31
47. Partial Retouches.--Patching 31
48. Dry Point 32
49. Use of the Scraper for removing the Bur thrown up by the
Dry Point 33
50. Reducing Over-bitten Passages 33
51. The Burnisher 33
52. Charcoal 34
53. The Scraper 35
54. Hammering Out (Repoussage) 35
55. Finishing the Surface of the Plate 35

CHAPTER V.

ACCIDENTS.

56. Stopping-out Varnish dropped on a Plate while Biting 37
57. Revarnishing with the Roller for Rebiting 37
58. Revarnishing with the Roller in Cases of Partial Rebiting 38
59. Revarnishing with the Dabber for Rebiting 39
60. Revarnishing with the Brush for Rebiting 39
61. Rebiting a Remedy only 39
62. Holes in the Ground 39
63. Planing out Faulty Passages 40
64. Acid Spots on Clothing 41
65. Reducing Over-bitten Passages and Creves 41

CHAPTER VI.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FLAT BITING AND BITING WITH STOPPING OUT.

66. Two Kinds of Biting 43
67. Flat Biting.--One Point 44
68. Flat Biting.--Several Points 44
69. Biting with Stopping Out.--One Point 44
70. Biting with Stopping Out.--Several Points 44
71. Necessity of Experimenting 45
72. Various other Methods of Biting 45