Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Activities Facet
3. Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name)
4. [processes and techniques by specific type]
5. [finishing and refinishing processes]

Additional parents:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Activities Facet
3. Processes and Techniques
4. processes and techniques by specific type
5. processes and techniques by material
6. paperworking processes and techniques
7. papermaking

Narrower term/s

• barreling
• floating (surface finishing)
• polishing[+]
  • burnishing (polishing) [+]
    • ball-burnishing
  • electropolishing

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers generally to processes that complete an object, treatment, or work, including the chemical, electrolytic, and mechanical application of finishes. In the context of bookbinding, refers to that sequence of processes carried out on a book and its binding after forwarding, up to the point of attaching its cover. In case binding, where the cover is attached prior to the application of lettering or decoration, the attachment of the cover is part of the forwarding, not the finishing. In the context of leather manufacture, all the processes carried out on the leather after tanning. In the context of papermaking, all the processes carried out on the paper after it leaves the papermaking machine.