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Okay; I'm a latecomer to the topic, but I run a steam locomotive on our 4-mile "Washington Park and Zoo Railway" here in Portland, Or.; Also a machinist, mechanic, track repair person, and all around gopher. So many interests, so little time

Hi folks: I am a relative newbie to leatherworking (although I did a little in Junior High School about 47 years ago :-) ) and I am enjoying this website. I have a question regarding the "slicking" referred to here, though. I have never heard of doing this prior to tooling. So, at the risk of asking a dumb question, which side of the leather is "slicked" in this process, the flesh side or the hair side? And if the hair side, why doesn't this leave marks? Thanks, Ken