sukinomi　透鑿

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Also called aisuki 相透. A carving tool used in woodblock printmaking *ukiyo-e 浮世絵. After the initial carving of the woodblock *hangi 版木 with a small knife *kogatana 小刀, the suki-nomi is used to carve the smaller areas between the lines of a design. The result is that the lines appear as raised areas on the carved woodblock. Blades for suki-nomi are arch-shaped, range in size from a width of around 7.6mm to 1.5mm, and have seven or eight sizes, each of which is used for a different purpose. The handle of the suki-nomi is held between the index finger and the thumb of the right hand, and carving is done with the left hand serving as support.

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*souainomi 相間鑿

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