QUESTION 1
(a) What is fatliquoring?
(b) List any four protective wears used in a tannery and leather goods workshop.
(c) State any four advantages of fatliquoring.
Observation
The candidates were expected to provide the following answers to score higher marks.
(a)Fatliquoring is a process of introducing oil into leather following tannage in such a manner that oil dispersed into the individual fibres of the leather are uniformly coated.
(b)(i) Safety boots.
(ii) Apron.
(iii) Hand gloves.
(iv) Nose mask.
(v) Overall.
(vi) Goggles.
(vii) Thimble
(viii) Helmet
(c)(i) Lubrication .
(ii) Improves the softness of leather.
(iii) Adjustment of flexibility.
(iv) Waterproofing effect.
(v) Feeling effect.
(vi) Ability to take surface coating.
(vii) Enhancement of durability.
(viii) Minimize fiber friction.