Editing Frisket (section)

==Letterpress==
On a sheet-fed [[letterpress printing]] machine, a frisket is a sheet of oiled paper that covers the space between the [[typesetting|type]] or ''cuts'' (illustrations) and the edge of the paper that is to be printed. When the press operator uses a [[brayer]] to coat the surface of the type with ink, the ink brayer will often coat the ''furniture'' and ''slugs'' (wood and metal spacers) between the columns and around the type. To keep this ink from touching the target sheet, the frisket covers the area that is not desired to print. The frisket is set in a frame, often hinged to the [[tympan]] that holds the paper in place.<ref name="Dictionary of Typography 1871">{{cite book|last=Southward|first=John|authorlink=John Southward|title=A Dictionary of Typography and Its Accessory Arts|year=1871|publisher=Joseph M. Powell|location=London|pages=[https://archive.org/details/dictionaryoftypo00sout/page/22 22]|url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryoftypo00sout}}</ref>

A new frisket has to be cut for each different page or form; a well-made frisket lasts for hundreds or thousands of impressions.