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Esoteric Implements of Lost Artisanship
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Ancient peg or small stake, key in construction and formwork
  • 2. Tack with distinctive head, used under boots, now archaic
  • 3. Old term for covert carving tool, hinting from Greek origins
  • 4. Small wooden utensil crafted by forgotten turners and carvers
  • 5. Artisan who makes eyelets, also refers to the piercing tool
  • 9. Footprint or trace—here a marking tool’s faint impression
  • 15. Frame tool used to tauten canvas, seldom hand-crafted today
  • 16. Sharp piercing instrument, also a runner of cords or ribbons
Down
  • 6. Ancient cut strip of metal used in traditional pipe-making
  • 7. Woodworker’s plane operated with chest pressure, now obsolete
  • 8. Pin-like tool used for precise piercing in leatherworking
  • 10. Shoemaker specializing in fine leather, once armed with awls
  • 11. Smith’s tool for shaping metal edges, a medieval derivative
  • 12. Special fine blade used historically for trimming fish and wood
  • 13. Craftsman’s cane-shaped tool for shaping soft clay
  • 14. Foldable blade favored by joiners for delicate shaving tasks
  • 17. Timberman’s lever with a hooked arm for rolling logs

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