How to make etchings / John J. Barry

Contents:
Chapter 1 -- Grounding the plate -- arrangement of heater, etc. -- how to make a ground dabber -- smoking the plate
Chapter 2 -- Transferring the drawing to the plate -- two methods described
Chapter 3 -- Drawing with the needle -- etching needles -- sharpening the needle -- technique, initial plate -- correcting errors
Chapter 4 -- Biting the plate 00 two methods described -- acid proportions -- stopping out varnish -- action of the nitric acid
Chapter 5 -- Printing -- inks -- making an ink dabber -- wiping muslins -- etching presses -- how to make a wooden press -- blankets -- printing paper -- pulling a trial proof -- methods of wiping -- retroussage
Chapter 6 -- Correcting the plate -- burnisher and scraper -- reducing over bitten lines -- callipers -- knocking up back of plate -- rebiting ground -- re-etching -- use of zinc -- sketching for etching -- subjects for etching
Chapter 7 -- Drypoint -- drypoint needles -- shape of point -- manner of holding the needle -- the burr -- technique -- quality yielded by drypoint -- steel facing the plate -- inking and wiping the plate
Chapter 8 -- Pressing and matting -- preparing print -- cutting the aperture in matt -- color of mat
List of materials