This section is from the book "Cassell's Cyclopaedia Of Mechanics", by Paul N. Hasluck. Also available from Amazon: Cassell's Cyclopaedia Of Mechanics.
A white glazed tile may be cut into two pieces by laying it flat on a soft wood board and cutting very carefully with a chisel. To reduce the size of a tile, or to take an irregular-shaped piece out of it, break or pinch off pieces with a pair of pincers of about 7-in. size. The edges can be rubbed down on a stone if required to be very neat.
 
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