tool
Rubber (furrier)
Wedge-shaped wooden hand tool (approx. 10-12 cm long; approx. 7-10 cm wide)
with a blunt metal or horn blade, sometimes with rounded corners, fixed in
the narrow tapered end. The furrier uses the expanded wood to flatten seams
(see also seam rubber), smoothly rubbing nailed material and stretching the
wetted sheets. It is handled with the right hand while holding the skin
with the left hand. [MOT]