change in the appearance of tile 42 may be achieved by cutting away a portion of the face 72 of tile 42 to leave a region 78 or 81 that can have a convex surface a concave surface 72 a flat beveled surface 81 or any other desired shape among other devices usable to cut away face material is a shear often referred to as a u201c tile edger u201d available for instance as an u201c automatic belt type 90 u00b0 tile edging machine u201d sold by b amp j machinery company 122 york street dalton ga usa such a u201c tile edger u201d shear is normally used to remove fuzz or stray fibers from the edge of a carpet tile in use in practicing this invention however the shear is positioned to cut a portion of the pile of a tufted carpet module or other textile face flooring module to leave a bevel 81 as illustrated in fig2 or another surface with a different shape that is visually apparent for instance among other shapes possible is the rabbit shape illustrated in fig4 in a u201c manual u201d embodiment of this invention shown in fig6 an apparatus 139 for mounting a hot air gun 29 such as for example a leister hot air welder model number 1g3 available from heely brown company inc atlanta ga an suitable apparatus is disclosed in provisional patent application entitled u201c hand apparatus for imparting grouted edge appearance to tile face floorcoverings u201d filed january.