Site to Skiver

Site to Skew chisel
Site. (Arch.) The location of a build­ing or the place on which a build­ing is to be erected.
Size. (Papermkg.) (1) Water-repellent material used in papermaking stuff such as resin size, or applied to the surface of a weblike gelatin. (2) Customary dimensions oftypi­cal papers. Flats writings and bond papers.
Size control. (Tel.) Contrtols on a tele­vision receiver for increasing or decreasing the picture size, both horizontally and vertically.
Sized and super-calendered. (Print.) Paper made with the sizing mixed in with the other ingredients. It is surfaced by steaming and polish­ing. Abbreviation S. & S.C.A.
Sizing. (Papermkg.) A term having reference to those qualities of paper by virtue of which it resists water or ink. Addition of resin to the beater stuff is one way of pro­ducing it. (Plast.) One of the uses of plastic resins. The closing of surface pores with resin.
Skeletonize. (Print.) To remove the colour sections of a form and lock the same to register.
Skeletonizing. (Print.) The arrange­ment of the various parts of a job in such a manner as to permit its being printed in different colours.
Skelp. (Meta/.) Steel or iron plate from which pipe or tubing is made. Sketch. A suggestive presentation, either graphic or literary. Sketched. Outlined; rough drafter, a slight preliminary draft; generally used to refer to freehand drawing.
Skew. (Mech.) Oblique; not at a right angle. Work is said to be skew. when it is out of square.
Skew back. (Arch.) The surface at each end of an arch upon which the first bricks are laid, and from which an arch springs. Skew back saw. A handsaw whose back is curved in order to lighten its weight without lessening its stiffness.
Skew chisel. (Wood Patmkg.)A chisel with a straight cutting edge made at an angle other than a right angle
with the centre line of the tool; used in turning.

Skewer to Skiver leather

Skewer. (Uphol.) Small wire bent into a ring at one end and sharpene~ at the other, used to fasten covenng temporaily while being worked.
Skew gear. (Gear.) Gears with spiral teeth. Skew bevel gears are now largely used on the axles of auto­mobiles; they increase strength and promote smooth and quiet action.
Skew nailing. (Carp.) The driving of nails obliquely.
Skid. (Aero.) A runner which is a member of the landing gear and which acts as an aid to the aircraft in taxiing or landing. (Auro.) Small picce of metal used as an aid in sliding parts into place. (Papermkg. and Print.) A platform with run­ners on which about 3000 lb. of paper can be packed and secured for shipping, made so that lifting devices can be pushed under it for easy handling.
Skid fin. (Aero.) A fore-and-aft ver­tical Keel surface usually placed above the upper wing for the pur­pose of increasing lateral stability.
Skidding. (Aero.) Slipping sidewise when turning-; caused by insuffi­cient bank; opposite to side-slip­pmg.
Skimmer. (Fdry.) A piece of iorn used to hold back dirt on the surface of molten metal to prevent it from entering the mold.
Skimming. (Fdry.) Holding back the dross or dirt on molten metal when pounng. ­
Skin. (Leather.) The dressed or un­dressed hide of an animal, as a whole or in part. (Shopwk.) A term applied to the thin film or hard metal on the surface of castmgs.
Skin-dried mold. (Fdry.) A greens and mold made with a facing an inch or more thick composed of moldina sand and some binding­ o . material. By throughly drying this facing before pouring the mold danger of formation of steam is eliminated. Skin effect. The phenomenon in which an alternating current tends to concentrate in the outer layer of a conductor.
Skinning. (£lee.) Removing insula­tion from electrical conductors before making splices or connec­tions.
Skintled brickwrok. (Masonry) An irregular arrangement of bricks with respect to the normal face of the wall, the bricks being set in and out to produce an uneven ef­fect; also the rough effect caused by mortar squeezed out of the joints.
Skirt. (Furn.) The horizontal band which connects the legs of a chair beneath the seat, or the legs of a table beneath the top. sometimes called the "apron".
Skirting. (Arch.) The finishing board which covers the plastered wall where it meets the floor. Same as baseboard. .
Skiver. (Bookbndg.) (l) Split leather, used in bookbinding. (2) One who skives. or the knife or machine with which it is done.
Skiver leather. (Leather.) A thin, split leather used extensively for lining