The cobbler at Williamsburg uses glass also.
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Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 7:06 PM
Subject: Glass scrapers
> Glass fragments were also commonly used by shoemakers and
> cobblers (repairers of shoes) to smooth the edges of soles.
> I keep a small box of broken glass for use in my work,
> turning the fragment as each edge gets dulled.
>
> Rusty Moore
> Plimoth Plantation
> Plymouth, Massachusetts
>