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Esoteric Implements of Artisan Guilds
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Sharp pointed instrument used to pierce leather or fabric
  • 3. Curved frame used by bowyers, named for its unusual grip design
  • 5. Engraving steel tool, with a cutting tip like a bird’s beak
  • 6. Rare woodworking plane with a peculiar angled handle
  • 7. Carving toolset for intricate designs on ivory and bone
  • 12. Curiously named pronged tool for threading or piercing tasks
  • 15. Regional name for a cobbler’s hammer with peculiar shape and heft
Down
  • 2. Specialized sewing machine part, often overlooked in textile craft
  • 4. Tool traditionally used in tanning to scrape animal hides
  • 8. A hacking or cutting tool vaguely named but precise in craft
  • 9. Obscure photographic technique tool, ironically named for craft capturing
  • 10. Pottery tool for shaping thrown clay with exact symmetry
  • 11. Fine-toothed saw for intricate cuts, especially in marquetry
  • 13. Engraver’s tool for creating relief patterns, ancient and precise
  • 14. Metalworking tool for fine filigree, named after precious metal
  • 16. Small knife for paring or carving wood by controlled shaving
  • 17. A kind of jig or clamp associated with delicate wood joinery

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