Figure 10 represents a drawing of the shaving machine, _A_ being the side view, and _B_ the front. The work of the draughtsman generally appears to the uninitiated to border on the miraculous; he is often the designer and architect of the machine, and his work is certainly interesting and skilful. Many of the heavy parts, such as main castings, pedestals, etc., are made in the foundry, which may be part of the leather trades' engineer's works if he is in a large way of business. The finer parts, those which might be termed the fittings, are made in the turnery department; while the machine is assembled in the fitters' shop. Figure 10 _A_ shows the side, and 10 _B_ the front construction of the shaving machine. The figures indicate, by following the arrows, the principal parts of the machine, which are shown in detail in sectional tracings. For example, _T._ 65, of which no working parts are shown in the diagram of the complete machine, is reproduced in detail in a separate drawing shown in Figure 11. Each part of the machine is numbered and entered in a stock-book. In describing the principal parts indicated in Figure 10, it will give an idea of the assembling of the machine if a beginning be made with the main iron castings. These comprise the main bed (64), two side frames (62), and the front frame (58). The side frames are strengthened by the ribs which form the edge, and which are about three times as thick as the body of the casting. The object of the front frame is to support the foot lever (59), the rocking frame (57) carrying the rubber roll (79), and the wooden roof (75) over which the leather is passed. The spring (76) pulls back the rocking frame (57) when relieved by the operator removing his foot from the lever (59). The long spring (77) lifts up the foot lever (59) when the latter is released. The pullies (73) are connected with the knife cylinder which shaves the leather. The cylinder is obscured by the wheel-guard (65) and is, therefore, shown separately. This cylinder is comprised of a shaped piece of steel (turned out of solid metal bars of 4-3/4 in. diameter) into which spiral steel blades are caulked with copper or brass. When turned, the body of the cylinder is 4-5/8 in. in diameter, but the parts forming the bearings are reduced to 1-1/2 in. The number of blades is twelve, fourteen, or sixteen, according to the kind of leather shaved, and to the choice of the operator.