Vatman
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006421
A skilled worker responsible for forming sheets of paper by hand using a vat and mold in traditional papermaking. The vatman dips a mold, a frame with a screen, into a vat of pulp slurry to pick up a uniform layer of fibers. This craft requires precision and experience to produce consistent paper quality, especially for specialty papers or artistic applications.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-006421 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Paper and pulp |
| References | vatman - definition and meaning (Wordnik) |
| Translations | German: Vatman; Spanish: vatman; French: vatman |
Record as JSON
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