glasspaper

• “Eagle-eyed officials, however, had other plans, penalising him two strokes for grounding his club in a bunker that had about as much sand in it as a six-inch square of glasspaper.”

  The Guardian: A history of the year in 100 objects – Part two

• “Exhibition, the way 'e messes about with it, rubbing it with glasspaper and stopping up every little crack!”

  The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

• “I can't understand where 'e gets all the glasspaper FROM.”

  The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

• “He even went to the length of occasionally buying a few sheets of glasspaper with his own money, as Crass had told Hunter.”

  The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

• “When dry the whole surface will appear rough, or if of soft texture, somewhat corrugated; this must again be levelled down with some of the finest glasspaper, great care being taken that all the parts, and angles especially, are worked over.”

  The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII.

• “Modern vandals rub these parts down with a file or glasspaper, to make it nice and even to their vision, saving themselves time and trouble.”

  The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII.

• “Preparation must be made for guarding the upper table of the violin from injury, from slips of the glasspaper file during the backward and forward movement.”

  The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII.

• “When dry the roughness will not be so obtrusive as in the first instance, and the application of the finest grain of glasspaper, or”

  The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII.

• “All we have to do in making this useful file complete is to lap a piece of glasspaper of the degree of grain required round it, nearly meeting at what may be called the back for the time being.”

  The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII.

• “When quite dry, fine glasspaper is used to reduce the surface to an almost polished level, after which some clear oil, having good drying qualities, is brushed lightly but completely over all portions of the fresh work.”

  The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII.

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