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Texture

A rough surface or shallow design added to surfaces of a mold through the process of chemical etching or hand struck stippling that is transferred to the footwear during the molding process. Texture is unique to specific molds.

Committee

Footwear & Tire

Date Added to Lexicon

06/12/2023

Technical Report/Other Source (Author, Title of report. Publisher, Year.)

ANSI/Academy Standards Board (ASB), Terminology Used for Forensic Footwear and Tire Evidence. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904, 2019. Source link