Définition

• Hand Lapper.  A hand-held tool for lapping or polishing. The abrasive is formed of emery or diamond. While customarily used for sharpening cutting tools the hand lapper is used by pressmen for polishing or lapping dies occasionally while still on the press.

  excerpted with permission from

  An Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Technology

  For Artists, Makers, Collectors and Curators

  COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY D. WAYNE JOHNSON

  Roger W. Burdette, Editor

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