<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">scutching knives</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>swingles</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>scotches</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>leatherworking knives</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>knives, scutching</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>scutchers</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>scutching knife</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>scutching-knives</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Knives used to smooth leather during tanning. For tools used to smooth stone, use "scotches." For wooden tools used for smoothing and beating fibers, use "swingles." ]]></note></mads>